God doesn’t need rest, yet He chose to. We do need rest, yet we refuse it. We need Jesus to shepherd us into true rest.

The gifts that God gives us are meant to help us grow up. As we do, we will keep pursuing love, even as change happens.

Whatever the accomplished Jewish leader Nicodemus might have expected Jesus to say, it definitely was not “you must be born again.” Yet, that fresh start Jesus offers is the change we all need.

“Jesus is Lord.” This simple statement has incredible power, when with courage and conviction we declare who is really in charge.

“Christ” isn’t Jesus’ last name. It is His title, and it means “Anointed One.” As we see how completely Jesus fulfills God’s promises, we can be certain that is exactly who He is.

For over 700 years before Christ’s birth, Israel had been looking forward to the fulfillment of God’s promise to send “Immanuel” - which means “God with us”. This is Jesus, and through Him we can truly know that God is with us.

The name “Jesus” means “God Saves”. Yet this common name uncommonly given tells us a lot about who God’s Son is and what He has accomplished.

In the Bible’s last book, John was invited to pass through a door into heaven and see glory. We can glimpse heaven, too, whenever we truly worship in spirit.

We sing to the Lord when we worship - but we also address one another. God teaches us powerful lessons when we sing to Him together.

Singing praise gives a way to express our feelings in the good times and to connect us with hope in the hard times. Because of Jesus, we can have God’s praise on our lips continually.