Dear Friend:
Long before my mother died, she and a neighbour friend each began compiling their own books of God’s promises from the Scriptures. After the Lord called her home, my brother, sister, and I thumbed through the pages of my mother’s well-worn, handwritten collection. What a treasure!
Hundreds of promises, copied straight from the Bible in her handwriting, stared back at us. We knew—this was part of her legacy. She had even connected our names to many promises. “For Charles, I claim this promise,” she wrote. “For Luci . . .” and “For Orville . . .” she wrote about things that were on her heart.
My friend, wherever you are, go back to the Book.
Reeling from hurtful criticism? Go back to the Book. Hanging on to your marriage by a thread? Go back to the Book. Reaching an impasse at work? Go back to the Book. Struggling to close the gap between you and your children? Go back to the Book. Wondering how you will survive your pain or give adequate care for another through his or her situation? Go back to the Book.
Search God’s Word for the promises He offers you. Live in them. Walk in them. Hide them in your heart to equip you on the good days and to guide your feet home through the darkest nights.
God’s promises aren’t ours because we deserve them. They are grace through and through! And grace is enough to change your life.
After 46 years, our consistent messages are just a glimpse of what lies ahead—with God’s grace guiding us along the way. I am confident our Lord is leading us toward a future filled with hope as we develop resources that reflect God’s love and purpose in life’s challenges.
Our financial year-end concludes on the 30th of June, and we need you now more than ever. Please support us—through your prayers and gracious giving—knowing that your generosity profoundly impacts others, potentially guiding them to experience the transformative grace of Jesus Christ.
Let’s receive, give, and be guided by grace every day. Let’s go back to the Book together.
In His grace,
Pastor Charles R. Swindoll