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May God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be blessed. According to his abundant mercy he has given birth to us anew into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, into an incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading inheritance kept in heaven for you. We are guarded by God’s power through faith for the salvation which is ready to be revealed in the last time. ⁶You rejoice in this, though right now it’s necessary that you be distressed by many trials,⁷ so that the quality of your faith might be like precious gold, refined through fire and proven, and might be found to result in praise, glory, and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. You love him even though you have not seen him. You have put your confidence in him, even though you can’t see him now. You rejoice with an unspeakable and honorable joy,⁹ receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

1 Peter 1:3-9

Today, more than ever, most of us need help navigating through each day with its uncertainties, stress, and responsibilities. The number of self-help books and publications produced to give the reader some sense of control and insight into their future decisions and subsequent consequences is staggering. Who has answers? What can be believed?

For the mountains may go away and the hills fall, but my gracious mercy to you will not go away and the peace agreement I have given you will not fall, says Yahweh who has compassion on you.

Isaiah 54:10

Henry and I bring together the tradition of “I the Lord do not change” (Malachi 3:6) and “See, I am doing a new thing” (Isaiah 43:19) in the way we pursue our personal Bible study. I am always learning something new when Henry shares Biblical history and language nuances. I am always looking at how a passage applies to my life now, soaking up the timeless application of God’s Word. As you are searching for directions to the answers of your life’s questions, pray that you will find that it is in building your relationship with God that you live in peace and joy that is not dependent upon circumstances. If you come near to God with study of His Word and open conversation with Him, He will be found near to you. Come on in!

– Jody Neufeld