Our Journey Home
by Jonathan Brentner
January 10, 2025
If the first two weeks of 2025 are any indication of what lies ahead, we are in for a wild ride. It was popular at the start of this century to ask, “What would Jesus do?” In light of the New Year’s Day terrorist attacks and devastating fires that still rage in Southern California, perhaps it might be more prudent to ask, “What would Jesus say?”
I believe we already have the key talking points of what the Lord might say to the redeemed of our day. We find them in His letters to seven churches, which John recorded late in the first century AD. The encouragement Jesus offers each body of believers is just as relevant today as it was long ago.
It’s not so much a matter of what Jesus would say to believers today, but how He continues to spark hope within our souls through His messages to these seven ancient churches…