In the letter to the church in Philadelphia in Revelation 3:7-13, we read the second of two letters that contains only praise and encouragement from Jesus for the church. Although the church in Philadelphia looked weak, it was actually strong, because it had done the one simple thing that all churches and all Christians must do: keep Christ’s word. Jesus’ instruction to them (and to us) was correspondingly simple: hold on to what you have.
These two psalms together provide a biblical view of the family.
Faith is the means by which we are saved, obey God, and forgive our brothers and sisters.
God has always been with his people, in various ways and temporarily in Old Testament times and later and permanently in human flesh.
