5 Minutes with Pastor Lutzer

The best is yet to come. Do you believe that through God's unsearchable riches, you can overcome?

Have you ever realized that God doesn't think like you? His ways are different than our ways and His thoughts are different than our thoughts, and this truth should lead us to worship.

In acceptance of God's will, there is peace. And if we accept the sovereign God and worship Him, He carries us along despite all of the mysteries.

We should stand in the presence of the unsearchable God with much reverence. But at the same time, we can leave things in His hands with much confidence in His trustworthiness.

Despite the mystery and the unanswered questions, God is worthy of our trust. Do you believe He will finish what He begun—to take you all the way to the finish line and beyond?

Where is God amidst storms, disasters, and catastrophes? If God is all-powerful then why do these tragic events occur?

Other religions claim some kind of blood sacrifice or offering for redemption, but it is only in Christianity that God himself becomes the sacrifice. The God who created is the God who redeems.

If you are saved today, it's because the same God who said "let there be light" at creation said "let there be light" in your heart. Do you trust that the God who is all-powerful has done this great work?

Have you been misunderstood? Have you been accused or wronged? Be encouraged that an omnipresent God knows you and sees you.

We know that God is present everywhere at all times. What does this mean for us personally? It means that God sees you—and cares for you—no matter where you are.

God is present everywhere, as we learned last week. But one of the distinguishing traits of His people is that He is present in us as well!

There is nowhere we can go where God is not—even if we wanted to, we cannot flee from His presence.

God knows the secrets of the heart; there are no parts you can hide from Him.

Does your heart condemn you with guilt, shame, or malice? Thankfully, God's understanding of us is greater than what others or even we believe about ourselves.

Did you know that you were known by God as long as He has existed? And for those in Christ, He has loved you for all eternity—past, present, and into the future.

The omniscience of God can be a terrifying reality, but also one of the most comforting truths of His character. He who knows us the best, loves us the most.

God declares the end from the beginning. He knows all things—and this has huge implications for our Christian lives.

Are we willing to accept the attributes of God that we aren't so comfortable with—such as His vengeance, wrath, and jealousy?

Our ideas of God are always too small. We are not dealing with a tame God, but the God of the Bible who is jealous and wrathful.

To be jealous for God's name means that we have zeal to see Him honored: the kind of jealousy God commends, not the kind the world provokes.

We tend to think of jealousy in negative terms, but the truth is that God has every right to say, "I am a jealous God, and I expect the exclusivity of your worship."

Every day of your life is an investment in something. The weight of God's eternal justice is recognized in the fact that not everyone will hear, "Well done, good and faithful servant."

It's hard to fathom the existence of hell, so much so that today's leading denominations want to explain it away. This week, despite its difficulty, Pastor Lutzer discusses the doctrine of hell.

Do you fear God's judgement? In Christ, the justice of God has already been satisfied for you. This week, Pastor Lutzer examines the grace and justice of God.

Is there an age of accountability? How does God judge children who die? What does a just God do with babies who pass away? This week, Pastor Lutzer encourages us to trust God's justice even in life's most difficult circumstances.