He Is Worthy of my Praise

He Is Worthy of my Praise Because of my medical and mental journey, I was drawn to a destructive lifestyle. So, here I will be sharing these Two Lives in One!

From that destructive lifestyle, I was lead to repentance and salvation in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

๐‘ช๐’‰๐’“๐’๐’๐’Š๐’„ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’๐’๐’†๐’”๐’” ๐‘ฐ๐’” ๐’‚ ๐‘ช๐’“๐’–๐’†๐’ ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’Š๐’†๐’‡๐‘ฉ๐’–๐’• ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’“๐’Š๐’”๐’• ๐‘ฐ๐’” ๐’‚ ๐‘ญ๐’‚๐’Š๐’•๐’‰๐’‡๐’–๐’ ๐‘บ๐’‚๐’—๐’Š๐’๐’“It robs energy, finances, opportunities, and abilities th...
06/13/2026

๐‘ช๐’‰๐’“๐’๐’๐’Š๐’„ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’๐’๐’†๐’”๐’” ๐‘ฐ๐’” ๐’‚ ๐‘ช๐’“๐’–๐’†๐’ ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’Š๐’†๐’‡
๐‘ฉ๐’–๐’• ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’“๐’Š๐’”๐’• ๐‘ฐ๐’” ๐’‚ ๐‘ญ๐’‚๐’Š๐’•๐’‰๐’‡๐’–๐’ ๐‘บ๐’‚๐’—๐’Š๐’๐’“

It robs energy, finances, opportunities, and abilities that many people take for granted. Those who live with chronic pain or illness often face daily decisions that others never have to consider. They must carefully balance what needs to be done with what they are actually able to do.

When someone with chronic illness declines an invitation, adjusts their schedule, or makes choices that others may not understand, it is not necessarily fear, weakness, or being overly cautious. Often, it is simply wise stewardship of the body and strength God has entrusted to them. They are learning to live within real limitations while trusting a faithful Savior.

Yet as difficult as these trials can be, our hope is not found in perfect health, easier circumstances, or pain-free days. Our hope is found in Jesus Christ.

Jesus lovingly calls the weary and burdened to Himself: "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest"(Matthew 11:28). He is the source of true rest for tired souls and weary bodies.

The Lord has also promised to faithfully provide what we need for each day. While our strength may be limited, His grace is not. We must prayerfully discern how we spend our time and energy, sowing to the Spirit and refusing to grow weary in doing good (Galatians 6:8-9).

There will be days when discouragement tempts us to complain, quit, or run from the burdens we carry. But Scripture calls us to stand firm in Christ's strength, remembering that "Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial" (James 1:12).

Today, we can receive fresh grace from our compassionate High Priest, who understands every weakness and every struggle. Because of Him, we can "draw near to the throne of grace" and find mercy and help for today's needs (Hebrews 4:15-16).

Most importantly, we remember that this is not the final chapter of our story. The aches, limitations, diagnoses, and disappointments of this present life are temporary. A day is coming when faith will become sight, suffering will give way to glory, and every tear will be wiped away by our Savior.

So today we press on, not because we are strong, but because Christ is faithful. We keep our eyes fixed on eternity and echo the words of Paul: *"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith"* (2 Timothy 4:7).

For those of us walking through chronic illness, let us not be consumed by today's pain. Let us look beyond the struggles of the present moment to the promises of God and the glory that awaits His children. The best is yet to come.

Grace for today. Strength for the journey. Glory in eternity.

Bill and Linda Simmons

My reflections on the study of Romans 12 combine my own insights with those of R.C. Sproul, with wording refined for eas...
05/30/2026

My reflections on the study of Romans 12 combine my own insights with those of R.C. Sproul, with wording refined for easy reading with the help of ChatGPT.
From the book: ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™‹๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™‚๐™ค๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ก ๐™—๐™ฎ ๐™. ๐˜พ. ๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™ก

๐™’๐™ค๐™ง๐™จ๐™๐™ž๐™ฅ ๐™—๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™จ ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™๐™š๐™ง (Romans 12:1โ€“2)

"Present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship." (v.1)
True worship is not confined to a place or an event; it is the daily offering of ourselves to God in response to His mercy.

๐™๐™ง๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ก ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™ (Romans 12:2)

"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind..."
The Christian life is marked by an ongoing inward change as God's truth reshapes our thinking, desires, and priorities.

๐™‹๐™ง๐™ž๐™™๐™š ๐™—๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™จ ๐™๐™ช๐™ข๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ (Romans 12:3)

"Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgment..."
A proper view of God's grace produces a proper view of ourselvesโ€”neither inflated nor self-deprecating, but humble and grateful.

๐™„๐™จ๐™ค๐™ก๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™—๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™จ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ (Romans 12:4โ€“5)

"So we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another."
God did not save us to live independently. Believers belong to Christ and to one another.

๐™‚๐™ž๐™›๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™—๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™จ๐™š๐™ง๐™ซ๐™ž๐™˜๐™š (Romans 12:6โ€“8)

"Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them..."
Spiritual gifts are not badges of importance but tools for serving the body and glorifying God.

๐™‡๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š ๐™—๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™จ ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š (Romans 12:9โ€“10)

"Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good."
"Love one another with brotherly affection."
Gospel-shaped love is authentic, holy, and deeply committed to the good of others.

๐™๐™ง๐™ž๐™–๐™ก๐™จ ๐™—๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐™ค๐™˜๐™˜๐™–๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™š ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š (Romans 12:12)

"Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer."
Christian endurance is sustained by confidence in God's promises and dependence upon Him in prayer.

๐™‰๐™š๐™š๐™™๐™จ ๐™—๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™œ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ง๐™ค๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ (Romans 12:13)

"Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality."
The mercy we have received moves us to open our hearts, homes, and resources to others.

๐™€๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ข๐™ž๐™š๐™จ ๐™—๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐™ค๐™—๐™Ÿ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™—๐™ก๐™š๐™จ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ (Romans 12:14, 17โ€“20)

"Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them."
The gospel enables believers to respond to hostility with grace rather than retaliation.

๐™๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™š ๐™—๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™‚๐™ค๐™™'๐™จ ๐™Ÿ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™š (Romans 12:19)

"Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God..."
We relinquish personal vengeance because we trust God to judge perfectly and righteously.

๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™™ ๐™—๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™จ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™–๐™จ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™š๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™๐™ฎ (Romans 12:15โ€“16)

"Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep."
Christian love enters into the joys and sorrows of others rather than remaining detached.

๐™€๐™ซ๐™ž๐™ก ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™œ๐™ค๐™ค๐™™ (Romans 12:21)

"Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."
This is one of the climactic exhortations of the chapter. Believers are called to reflect the triumph of Christ by responding to evil with goodness, mercy, and love.

๐˜ผ ๐™Ž๐™ช๐™ข๐™ข๐™–๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ

Romans 12 teaches that the mercies of God described in Romans 1โ€“11 produce a transformed life. The believer who has been justified by grace increasingly displays surrender in worship (vv. 1โ€“2), humility in service (vv. 3โ€“8), sincerity in love (vv. 9โ€“13), and Christlike grace toward both friends and enemies (vv. 14โ€“21).

๐™๐™๐™š ๐™˜๐™๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™– ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™–๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฌ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™œ๐™ค๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ก ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ค๐™ ๐™จ ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ ๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™ก๐™ž๐™›๐™š.

My Thoughts of the Day - April 23, 2026. - ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—น: ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜, ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ The gospel is not just the beg...
04/23/2026

My Thoughts of the Day - April 23, 2026. - ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—น: ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜, ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ

The gospel is not just the beginning of our faithโ€”it is the foundation, the power, and the promise that carries us all the way home. In Jesus Christ, our salvation is complete: secured in the past, sustained in the present, and guaranteed in the future.

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealedโ€”a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: โ€œThe righteous will live by faith.โ€ (๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒโ€“๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ)

๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ โ€” ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ (๐—๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป)
Through the finished work of Jesus Christ, our sins have been fully forgiven, and we have been declared righteous before God. This is not something we earned, but a gift received by faith.
โ€œSince we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.โ€ (๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐Ÿฑ:๐Ÿญ)

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ โ€” ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ (๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป)
Even now, God is at work in us, shaping us into the image of His Son. The same gospel that saved us continues to sustain and transform us daily by His grace.
โ€œTo us who are being saved it is the power of God.โ€ (๐Ÿญ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด)
"And I am sure of this, that he who began ha good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ." (๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฒ)
"For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age," (๐—ง๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐Ÿฎ:๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญโ€“๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ)

๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ โ€” ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ (๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป)
Our salvation will be fully realized when we stand in the presence of Christ, free from sin and made perfect in Him. This is our living hope, secured by His promise.
โ€œOur salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.โ€ (๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ:๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ)
"so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him." (๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐Ÿต:๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿด)

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต: from beginning to end, salvation belongs to the Lord. The gospel is not fragileโ€”it is powerful, complete, and eternal. Because of Jesus, we can walk in confidence, rest in His grace, and rejoice in the hope set before us.

โ€œTo him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his bloodโ€ฆ to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.โ€

Bill and Linda

My thoughts for the day. - April 6, 2026"No one lives up to even his or her own moral standards. If we fall short of our...
04/06/2026

My thoughts for the day. - April 6, 2026

"No one lives up to even his or her own moral standards. If we fall short of our own standards, what will we do before God's?"
That truth hits deep. Even by our own measure, we fall short. We set standards for kindness, patience, honestyโ€”and still miss the mark. And yet, how often do we carry the weight of trying to prove ourselves worthy, as if striving harder could somehow make us right before a holy God?

The reality is, our own moral standards can become a burden. They can lead to guilt, frustration, and even quiet despair when we realize we canโ€™t live up to them. And if we canโ€™t meet our own expectations, how could we ever meet Godโ€™s perfect and holy standard?

The good news isโ€”we were never meant to.

Scripture reminds us:
โ€œ๐™๐™ค๐™ง ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก ๐™๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™™ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™›๐™–๐™ก๐™ก ๐™จ๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™œ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™‚๐™ค๐™™.โ€ (Romans 3:23 ESV)

Left to ourselves, itโ€™s impossible. But God never asked us to do it alone. In His grace, He gave us His Spiritโ€”not to condemn us, but to lead us, help us, and transform us from the inside out.

โ€œ๐™’๐™–๐™ก๐™  ๐™—๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐™œ๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™›๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™™๐™š๐™จ๐™ž๐™ง๐™š๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™›๐™ก๐™š๐™จ๐™.โ€ (Galatians 5:16 ESV)

This is where hope lives. Not in trying harder, but in surrendering deeper. Not in perfect performance, but in daily dependence.

Godโ€™s standard is holyโ€”but His grace is greater. Through Christ, we are not only forgiven but empowered. The Spirit works in us, shaping us, guiding us, and reminding us that our righteousness is found in Him, not in ourselves.

So, when you feel the weight of falling short, donโ€™t run from Godโ€”run to Him.

He already knows.
He already loves.
And He is already at work within you.

โ€œ๐™๐™ค๐™ง ๐™›๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™๐™ž๐™ข ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™ ๐™๐™ž๐™ข ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™๐™ž๐™ข ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™จ. ๐™๐™ค ๐™๐™ž๐™ข ๐™—๐™š ๐™œ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง. ๐˜ผ๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ.โ€ (Romans 11:36 ESV)

Bill & Linda

Holy Week 2026 a few of my thoughts - Resurrection Sunday!๐‡๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž, ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‡๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ง, ๐š๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž ๐ฌ๐š๐ข๐. ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ž, ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฅ...
04/05/2026

Holy Week 2026 a few of my thoughts - Resurrection Sunday!

๐‡๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž, ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‡๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ง, ๐š๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž ๐ฌ๐š๐ข๐. ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ž, ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐‡๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ. โ€” Matthew 28:6 (ESV)

This is not a theological concept.
This is not a tradition passed down through generations.
This is not wishful thinking.

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก.

When the angel spoke to the women at the tomb, he didnโ€™t say, โ€œJust believe me.โ€
He didnโ€™t say, โ€œTake this on faith alone.โ€
He said, โ€œCome and see.โ€

Look closely. Step near. Experience it for yourself.

The empty tomb is Godโ€™s invitation to every heart:
Not blind beliefโ€”but personal encounter.

And that same invitation is now our assignment.

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ.
๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐š ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐š๐ง.
๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐›๐š๐ญ๐ž.

You simply need to say:
โ€œCome and see what Jesus has done in my life.โ€

Because the resurrection is not just something we explainโ€”
itโ€™s something we proclaim and point people toward.

And because He lives, our hope is not smallโ€”it is overflowing with promise:

๐๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง ๐ง๐จ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฒ.
โ€œThere is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.โ€
โ€” Romans 8:1 (ESV)

๐๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐.
โ€œO death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?โ€
โ€” 1 Corinthians 15:55 (ESV)

๐๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ฐ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ž.
โ€œI am with you always, to the end of the age.โ€
โ€” Matthew 28:20 (ESV)

๐๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ.
โ€œWe were buried therefore with Him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the deadโ€ฆ we too might walk in newness of life.โ€
โ€” Romans 6:4 (ESV)

๐๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž.
โ€œAnd if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself.โ€
โ€” John 14:3 (ESV)

๐๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐.
โ€œFor this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.โ€
โ€” 2 Corinthians 4:17 (ESV)

Scripture reminds us:

โ€œ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐†๐จ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐‰๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ! ๐€๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ฒ, ๐‡๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐›๐จ๐ซ๐ง ๐š๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‰๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐š๐.โ€
โ€” 1 Peter 1:3 (ESV)

โ€œ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐‰๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐š๐ ๐š๐ข๐ง, ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐ฌ๐จ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐‰๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐†๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‡๐ข๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง ๐š๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ.โ€
โ€” 1 Thessalonians 4:14 (ESV)

โ€œ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐†๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ฌ.โ€
โ€” Romans 5:8 (ESV)

This is the unseen hope we carry every day.

A hope not built on feelings, but on a finished work.
A hope not shaken by circumstances, but anchored in an empty tomb.
A hope that reminds us: death is not the end, sin is not the final word, and darkness does not win.

Today, letโ€™s live like the tomb is truly empty.

Letโ€™s invite othersโ€”not just to hear about Jesusโ€”
but to come and see.

Because the truth that changed your life
is the same truth that can change theirs.

"Because the tomb is empty the promise of Christ is not."
Bill & Linda

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