How do you respond when Jesus doesn’t meet your expectations? In Matthew 21, Jesus travels from Jericho to Jerusalem on a Roman road about 30 kilometers long, passing through Bethphage and the Mount of Olives, which rises about three hundred feet higher than the temple hill.
If you feel the pressure of life and the weight of following Christ, soak your mind in John’s words in Revelation. Guard against complacency and resolve to stand firm.
God’s people can always trust that he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, and great in faithful love. Regardless of how undeserving we feel, God's love and compassion are steadfast. He meets us where we are, not with condemnation but with kindness.
Do you ever get angry with God when he doesn’t act as you’d like? This is the story of Job 29-37.
In a spiritual sense, Christians fall into one of two categories—builders and destroyers. Those who lift others up and those who tear others down. This is a point made in the short Book of Jude.