The ninth gate of the City of God is named after Zebulun, whose name means "dwelling." This gate reminds us that God wants to dwell with us and He wants us to dwell with Him for eternity!

On His way to the cross, Jesus paused to pray. First, He prayed for himself and for his disciples, and then He prayed for you and me. His prayer was that His followers would walk in unity.

On the eve of his betrayal by Judas, Jesus promised his confused and fearful disciples a pathway to heaven and power from heaven.

In the midst of the disciples' anxiety, Jesus gives them a hope that goes beyond anything they will suffer in the future. It's the same hope that sustains Christians today when they're suffering. That hope is heaven!

If most of us had a choice, we would choose a carefree, painless life, but what if there was a purpose in the pain? For the follower of Jesus, there is a purpose in the pain.