We are designed to live a life of risk and trust, to do valiant acts of faith, to live out our radical acts of surrender, to leave it “all out on the field,” all for the glory of our King, so that when we get to heaven we will experience in those 3 beautiful seconds, those 6 stunning words. We are all living for the, “Well done.”

It could be said Peter failed during his time of testing but it wasn’t about his success, it was about his experience. Jesus already knew Peter would deny Him. Yet the experience was essential to Peter’s journey. His ownership of that experience from denial to redemption was what allowed him to be life to his friends.

When we lose track of our Father’s nature, we become deceived about our own. That’s what happens when a lie is believed; it separates us from His love nature and access to our identity as sons and daughters.

After Papa dies, he was a better man; full of grace and love. My Papa was a minister. He was a good man before he died.

Eric Johnson, the pastor of Bethel Church in Redding CA, shares generously, humbly, and with great insight on the goodness of God, navigating culture, Jesus and American politics, spiritual maturity, emotional health, and what it means to be alive.

The power of the song “Come Thou Fount” is the revelation that we can always know His Love