The Magnificent Chesed of God
Pastor Chuck Swindoll illuminates God’s mercy, or chesed, in the stories of five biblical characters. They enjoyed divine relief despite injustice, loss, physical affliction, and sin.
Pastor Chuck Swindoll illuminates God’s mercy, or chesed, in the stories of five biblical characters. They enjoyed divine relief despite injustice, loss, physical affliction, and sin.
Biblical illiteracy might be understandable if we lacked the ability to read, had limited access to Bibles, or if they were only available in the original languages. But today, we have more Bibles and Bible translations than any other time in history!
Optimism, pessimism, suspicion, and fatalism all fail to present life as it really is. In contrast to these four ways we view life God tells us to live with a perspective characterized by reality, joy, trust, and hope.
The man-made philosophies of materialism, hedonism, humanism, and fatalism are false foundations that will never bring contentment. Examine your lifestyle—are any of these philosophical foundations guiding your decisions?
Join Pastor Chuck Swindoll as he encourages you from the life of Jeremiah and Ephesians 5:17: “Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.”
As leaders we are tempted to see the objective in front of us—of all we must get done. Wise leaders remember objectives can’t be the single drive of our lives; we must build into those who will someday be in leadership.