God’s word tells us many times to not worry, to not be anxious, because He knows the broken world in which we reside. He knows what we will face and have to endure. But, He also tells us why it’s important that we do this – to safeguard our hearts and minds. And, thankfully, He also tells us how we can do this.
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Rest in His peace
I’m closing out the Rest Here devotional with one major takeaway: The answer to every question, need and desire, is Jesus Christ. This is my fourth and final entry for…
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Rest in His presence
God is all around us and always with us; He never left… This is my third entry as I journal through “Rest Here” – the October 2025 devotional by Illustrated…
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Rest in His grace
What we do in the pause matters. What, or Who, we turn to in the rest matters. I’m continuing to journal through “Rest Here” which is the October 2025 devotional…
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Rest in hope
Rest has seemed like such an unattainable thing for most of my life. My mind in particular is very much lacking in that. So, I certainly don’t know how to…
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Stay lit
As we step into the month of October, I have to say that I have never had a greater sense of the shortness of time as I do now. Since…
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Prodigal, come Home
My mind lately has been on the prodigals I know; especially as I consider the brevity of time. I was once a prodigal myself. I heard the gospel and accepted…