Foreseeing the needs of His children, a loving Heavenly Father placed directions and rescuers along their way. He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to make safe passage possible and visible.

Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options.

Every Christian has hurts and this is one of yours, but you go to God every time and He holds you.

gave Thomas no end of comfort to know that his father had been right: God would never leave them or fail to see to their needs.

God is coming to intersect us in our funeral processions

simply by our proximity to Jesus, we can bring hope and life to people and places trapped in discouragement and despair.

Joseph said to them, " 'You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. So do not fear; I will provide for you and your little ones.' Thus he comforted them and spoke kindly to them" (vv. 20—21).

This is a powerful, powerful, powerful way to live. Sure, this mind-set doesn't preclude doing our best to right wrongs, seek justice, and find cures. But in the process of taking action, we must understand that God is in charge.

It changes your outlook to know that almighty God is in every circumstance with you.

The miraculous is always happening, even though we forget it or even when our faith is too small to trust God for miracles or even when we don't see the miracles occurring. God is always still at work, and God will always provide for us.

Our ultimate defense against giants—the best defense we have—is to lean into the all-sufficiency of Jesus.

It starts with seeing and believing that whatever giant we're battling might be big—but it's not bigger than Jesus. Nine feet tall is nothing to him. And he intends to set you free.