Riches of heaven aint found in the ground

It’s the grace of the Lord that keeps circling round

Cause the only thing that lasts when this world fades away

Is the Love of the Savior and the Price HE paid

When I cross that river I’ll be free at last

… From Jesus Country Music Group

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• When You Feel Alone
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• When You Feel Overwhelmed
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Jesus is the Perfect Counselor, fully God and fully man.
He brings truth with authority and compassion with perfect timing.

In the story from the Gospel of John, Martha and Mary both speak the same words:
“Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”

The situation is the same, yet Jesus responds differently.

Martha comes first.
Jesus meets her with truth and declares, “I am the resurrection and the life.”
He reveals His identity as God and calls her to believe.

Then Mary comes.
She says the same words, yet Jesus responds with tears.
He enters her grief and weeps with her.

In one moment, He shows both realities.
Fully God, He speaks life.
Fully man, He feels sorrow.

“I AM” declares His identity as God Almighty.
He came in the flesh to save, restore, and bring life where death once ruled.

Jesus hates death, yet He carries our grief.
He conquers sin, yet He walks with us through sorrow.

This is why we remember Him through the Lord’s Supper.
The bread and the cup remind us of His sacrifice, His love, and His victory.

Human counselors are limited.
At times people need truth, and at times they need tears.
Yet people often struggle to know when to give each.

Jesus never misses the moment.
He gives truth when it is needed and compassion when hearts are breaking.

He is the Perfect Counselor.
Go to Him.
Receive truth.
Receive mercy.

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A reflection on God’s presence when our hearts feel torn between heaven and earth

Some moments in life hold both joy and sorrow at the same time. When Joy and Sorrow Walk Together, our faith and hope can take on new meaning. Our family is walking through one of those moments now. My father‑in‑law is preparing to step from this life into the presence of the Lord. We rejoice knowing that to be “absent from the body is to be present with the Lord” (2 Corinthians 5:8). What a hope. What a promise.

And yet… there is sadness too.

Not sadness for him — his future is secure, his faith is strong, and his next breath will be in glory. The sadness we feel is the kind that comes from love. It’s the ache of knowing that someone who has been part of our everyday lives will soon be out of reach for a little while.

This kind of sorrow is not a lack of faith. It is the evidence of deep love.

Even Jesus wept at the tomb of His friend, not because He lacked power, but because He felt the weight of human grief. Scripture reminds us, “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18). He meets us in the ache, not just the hallelujahs.

We also rest in the promise that his name is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life — just as it is for all who belong to Christ. That record is not fragile, not written in pencil, not dependent on our strength. It is written by the hand of God Himself, secure for all eternity.

So today, we hold both truths:

• We rejoice because he will soon see Jesus face‑to‑face.
• We grieve because love makes goodbyes hard.
• We hope because this separation is only temporary.

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