A few weeks before my mom died, I was sitting on my back porch continuing a study of the book of Isaiah.As I read, a verse suddenly jumped off the page. Has that ever happened to you? I stopped and read it over and over again.
The fruit of that righteousnesswill be peace; its effect will be righteousness and confidence forever. Isaiah 32:17 NIV
Wow! To a young woman struggling with motherhood, children-hood, wife-hood, family budgets, friendships, loss of some dreams and challenges of new ones, and the ever-present question, “Why do good things come to ungodly people?” this was great news!
I called Mom.“Mom did you know that this verse is in the Bible?” Mom said, “Well I’m sure I’ve read it before but haven’t thought about it much.”The next day Mom called me back, “Pam, look at the context of this verse.It’s talking about Heaven! Because we hang…
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