Anticipate
Jesus promised to return. That is not a threat hanging over your life. It is the hope at the center of it: a day when every wrong is made right.
Maranatha · Aramaic for “Our Lord, come”
Come, Lord Jesus.
It may be the most hopeful prayer in the Bible. Jesus is coming again. Whether you are curious, hurting, doubting or coming home, today is a good day to begin getting ready.
What “Maranatha” means
One word. Three ways to live it.
The first Christians said it to each other in the ancient Aramaic language, and Paul closed a letter with it (1 Corinthians 16:22). It points to a day worth looking forward to, and a life worth living today.
Celebrate
Because the story ends well, you can live with gladness now: grateful, generous and less afraid. There is real joy in knowing where history is headed.
Prepare
Being ready does not mean being perfect. It means a heart turned toward God: forgiven, growing, and living the way Jesus taught.
You do not have to walk alone.
Curious, doubting, hurting or coming home: there is room for you here. Begin with one honest conversation.
Today's verse
Verse of the day
16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible (WEB), public domain.
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