And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.

— 1 Peter 5:10

I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,

— Ephesians 3:16

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

— Romans 15:13

18 The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.

19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.

— Psalm 145:18-19

And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.

— Revelation 20:12b

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace, mercy and love from Christ to you.

What illustrates the life of a faithful Christian today? The Bible reveals how God made a way to restore the spiritual vitality that humanity lost following Adam and Eve’s Fall in the garden. Only faith in Christ brings hope to our desperate situation and calls us back into relationship with God. Christians still encounter God’s enemies and must protect their hearts and minds against fierce spiritual battles. God equips believers through the indwelling Holy Spirit and with His full armor to sufficiently fend off the enemys schemes and attacks.

God’s children cannot face the spiritual battles on their own. We cannot stand strong in our own strength. When we trust in, obey, and worship God, we find God faithful — no matter what we face in this world. God cares every and each of His children. Revelation confirms that the Lamb’s Book of Life records every one of God’s children therefore God’s people are not a nameless throng to Him; He intimately knows each one of us.