It is apparent to us: God is God . . . and we are not! This is one of our most basic beliefs. God is our Creator; we are God’s creatures. Thus, the divine goodness to us—when we are aware of it—must be greater than we are and greater than we can imagine. After all, divine goodness …

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.  2 Corinthians 1:3–4 …

I heard a thousand blended notes,While in a grove I sat reclined,In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughtsBring sad thoughts to the mind. To her fair works did nature linkThe human soul that through me ran,And much it grieved my heart to thinkWhat man has made of man. Through primrose tufts, in that green bower,The …

Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said to himself, “Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old?”  Genesis 17:17 We’ve all heard how Abraham believed God and it was counted to him as righteousness (see Rom. 4:3, 9). He’s referred to as the father of those …

And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption.  1 Corinthians 1:30 The apostle is clear. It was by God’s doing (“because of him”) that the Corinthians were “in Christ Jesus”—that is, they were united with him in his death and resurrection. Salvation …