Faith = Good Idea!

For Wednesday, October 22, 2025:

Hebrews 11:1 TLB: “What is faith? It is the confident assurance that something we want is going to happen. It is the certainty that what we hope for is waiting for us, even though we cannot see it up ahead.”

What is faith? Good question! Habakkuk 2:4b says that the righteous will live (eternally) by faith. So faith in Holy things assures us of residence in the forever Heavenly Kingdom.

Faith includes believing that God-the-Father loves us, and that he sent his Son to redeem us. The faithful believe that Jesus is indeed the Son of God and that all His promises (prophecies) are true. We believe through faith that Jesus can and will do what He said He will do. We believe that God-the-Father, Jesus-his-Son and the Holy Spirit are one God. Believers have no doubt that all of God’s promises will come to fruition. He is, after all, God!

Faithful believers know that Jesus preceded the bulk of mankind into the life after this life, to prepare our forever residence. The believer-filled church is the bride of Christ, and we will be honored to attend the wedding banquet in Heaven’s Great Hall!

Jesus is offering us a gift we cannot repay, residence in an unseen reality for an unending length of time. Our faith tells us that it will be the best thing ever! Sounds good to me! Does it sound good to you?

Pastor Norton Lawellin
Jesus In the City Fellowship
 

Assurance!

For Thursday, September 14, 2023:

Romans 8:24 NLT: “We were given this hope (to become children of God) when we were saved. (If we already have something, we don’t need to hope for it.)”

What was the best and most important day of your life? For Christians, it would be the day you made a decision for Jesus. After Jesus, everything changed!

With Jesus as our savior, we can think of God as our Father in heaven. We are adopted into his Holy Family and become children of God. We will be filled with the Holy Spirit. Each of us will have a place in heaven, prepared especially for us by Jesus our Savior. We no longer have to be concerned about our eternal destination. We no longer have to hope (verb); We have been given hope (noun), assurance of salvation!

As a believer, we don’t have to worry about our life after this life. It’s a free gift from above! Jesus has taken care of everything!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship