Friends,

Life is full of challenges and obstacles and setbacks. Now -- more than ever -- we see the tragic evidence of man's fallen nature. Sin is celebrated everywhere. Persecution of the saints is a punchline. Moral equivalence has completely overtaken sound judgment and discernment.

How has your confidence in Christ held up under these circumstances?
Is your faith in God as strong today as it was a year ago?

Consider the following verses:

For I know that my Redeemer lives,
And He shall stand at last on the earth;
And after my skin is destroyed, this I know,
That in my flesh I shall see God

These are certainly powerful words. They resonate with confident expectation that looks past the present day, into a future dominated by Christ's reign. This is more than a whimsical hope. This is evidence that the writer's hope is unshakable.

Who is this writer?
The answer may surprise you:

Job

Yes, Job (Job 19:25-26 - NKJV). The man whose children were murdered by Satan. The man whose house and livelihood were utterly destroyed. The man whose friends tormented him day after day. He had no doubt that His Redeemer lives and that he would stand before God and behold His glory.

Job had no fear of the destruction of his flesh. And neither should we. The mighty God that provided Job with the strength to stand firm in faith is the same One who strengthens us to do the same. We can withstand anything that this world throws at us because we know...

Our Redeemer lives!
He is coming back!

Be encouraged, Jose