What does Peter mean when he says that we are “born again to a living hope”?

“O Lord, you awaken us to delight in your praise, for you made us for yourself, and our heart is restless, until it rests in you.”

That’s a quote from Augustine, Bishop of Hippo (A. D. 401) in his book, Confessions. He hits on something basic to being a human being. It involves a relationship with God and a restlessness without him.

That relationship is what the Bible talks about. It’s a subject that reaches to the very core of life. This little booklet traces the broad strokes of the Bible’s message. It addresses the issue of the restlessness, discontentment, loneliness, out-of-whackness, ill-at-easeness, wondering-what-it’s-all-aboutness we all face in life.

Please find a quiet spot and spend some time reading what follows. You might even offer a prayer, asking God to help you think through these things. The Bible passages from which these thoughts are drawn are listed toward the end of the booklet.

You can download the book at the link below, and you can find out more about God's kingdom and the good news by reading T. M.'s book The Gospel of the Kingdom.

A revised, updated, and expanded print version of this publication is available for purchase at Shepherd Press.

"Thy Kingdom Come" Session 10 - James

"Thy Kingdom Come" Session 9 - spoils of war