Cover to Cover: Epistles + Revelation
The Story of the Bible
Hebrews: For the Joy Set Before
What brought Jesus joy before his incomprehensible suffering and death? The thought of saving you and embracing you as his child. After encountering a love like this, nothing else compares. He is worthy of it all. When we fix our eyes on Jesus and his worthiness of our devotion, we find strength to endure.
James: Lived Wisdom
The root of all wisdom is faithful dependence upon God, and what better to teach us dependence than circumstances we feel ill equipped to handle? In whatever you might be facing, you can consider your trials all joy (James 1:2) because they keep you close to your heavenly Father, the source of all wisdom.
1&2 Peter: Fearless in Christ
When we trust in the care and control of God over our lives, we can live fearlessly. Peter’s message directs us to our safety in Christ: Jesus is keeping you and your future secure. He is a safe place of empathy and care. He has the last word and he will set you on firm ground again.
1,2&3 John: A Heart of Assurance
When our conscience declares our guilt, there is only one voice loud enough to overpower it, and that is the pardoning edict of God! He is more merciful towards us than our own heart. No matter our sin, the extent of which God understands far more than we do, God’s grace is greater.
Revelation: Holy, Holy, Holy
The purpose of history, the goal of the whole Christian story, is worship. We will one day see God face to face, fully beholding his glory, and our hearts will respond in adoration to their fullest capacities. Worshiping God is what we were created for, and our hearts will sing on and on for eternity, going deeper into everlasting joy. Revelation gives us a fresh vision of God’s glory, both to reawaken our appetite for God and to sustain us with hope as we journey home.
Cover to Cover: The Story of the Bible
We don’t have to be told that something is broken within us; we feel it. The hungry ache for purpose; the unsettling state of loneliness; the frantic longing to feel satisfied; the draining battle with anxiety; the incessant burden of guilt and shame…things are not as they should be. The Bible acknowledges this brokenness, and it claims to hold the path to restorative life. Made up of sixty-six different books, the Bible tells one story centered on the loving salvation of God.