Defeat may be inevitable, but our Hope is invincible.

Live it
For anyone going through a life crunching disappointment, surviving it may be the last thing on his mind. That's especially true for someone with hope in Christ. As an old pastor of mine often quotes from Helen Steiner Rice, death is to the believer, little more than a bend in the road on the way to glory. But for someone without such hope, that bend may be an undesired diversion taking them to further disappointment and hopelessness.

Today Bobby Esh's body will be buried in the ground and friends and family will gather to celebrate his life. I first met him and his sweet wife, Mary a couple of years ago when they attended a class I taught called, "The Race." I was especially impressed with the fact by remained active in church even though he carried an oxygen tank with him that sustained his life. Last night I comforted Mary with the thought that Bobby had finished his race strong, holding nothing back. With confidence in God's word, I believe Bobby has been experiencing glory from the moment he stopped breathing oxygen and started started breathing celestial air. If you don't have Bobby's hope, I sincerely hope you don't intend on dying that way.

Pray it
Just think of stepping on shore and finding it heaven; of touching a hand and finding it God's. Of breathing new air and finding it celestial; Of waking up in glory and finding it home.

Resources
The real reason we don't see revival in the church is because we've learned to live without it. (2000)
When in doubt, obey God's Word and leave the results to Him. (2001)
We need mountain-view eyesight when in the valley. (2003)
Revival: what most pray for but few have ever experienced. (2004)
God's grace extends to the threshold of his mercy (2005)
Devotional (2006)
Sadness is most-often the result of over-indulgence in the things of this world. (2007)
If you haven't cried, you've probably never prayed. (2008)

1. One-minute Devotionals began on January 2, 2006 and are the original creation of James R. Green, Prayertower Webservant Content is derived from his alternating and sequential survey of both the Old and New Testament to offer insight on Scripture.
2. Resources are derived from daily devotions of James R. Green called, Just Thinkin'... (2000-2003), Read the Bible Thru in 365 Days (2004), Pray Thru the Word in 365 Days (2005) and One Minute Devotional (2006-2008).
3. Scripture: God's Word Translation (c)1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All Rights Reserved.

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