9 Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether...

7 A cloud appeared, overshadowing them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is my beloved Son; listen to him!” (Mark 9:7 CSB) Do you sometimes feel overshadowed? I woke up early this morning and could not go back to sleep. I have had an overshadowing in the last...

5 That light shines in the darkness, and yet the darkness did not overcome[a] it. (John 1:5 CSB) Many things cloud and obscure the good that happens in the world. The great and simple acts of good people. The light that cannot be overcome by darkness. Each day we have...

10 I have seen the task that God has given the children of Adam to keep them occupied. 11 He has made everything appropriate[a] in its time. He has also put eternity in their hearts,[b] but no one can discover the work God has done from beginning to end. (Ecclesiastes...

10 Whatever your hands find to do, do with all your strength, because there is no work, planning, knowledge, or wisdom in Sheol where you are going. (Ecclesiastes 9:10 CSB) Life is a lesson, you learn it when you are done. All we strive toward in this world will only...