Afterward He appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table; and He reproached them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen. And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned. These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed the word by the signs that followed.] [And they promptly reported all these instructions to Peter and his companions. And after that, Jesus Himself sent out through them from east to west the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. Mark 16:14-20 NASB

Friends keep your eyes on Jesus, the calm centre of the storm, the steady ground that we stand on. Rejoice that our life in Christ will continue in His presence after our body passes away. As we go about our day, remember that to live is to know Jesus Christ, freedom is living surrendered to Christ, yes! He is the risen Saviour!  declare and accept that truth, ask for His help to live in a way that glorifies God’s kingdom. 

It is through Jesus Christ, that bitterness rolls away. It is through Jesus Christ, that heaviness is crushed and light pours in. It is through Jesus Christ, that darkness flees. 

Give every aspect of your heart to God who will put death, hell, and the grave in its place. Surrender to Jesus, He is Victorious. Yield to Holy Spirit —for He offers the way.  

Jesus Christ came to set His people free, to ransom us from the chains of the enemy, to reconcile His people to God. He came to redeem you. Me. For it is Christ who has the power to break the shackles of sin and bondage. 

Choose to serve Christ—the True and Living King.  

Let us remain grateful to God that we can encourage each other with the Gospel, the truth that Jesus is coming again. When fear threatens our minds, choose to receive Holy Spirit’s gift of courage and the knowledge that when we accept and declare that Jesus Christ is our Saviour, He who was crucified and conquering day 3 days later rose again, we - His people - will live with Jesus forever.  Hallelujah!