Some people claim no belief in life beyond this one. Their focus is limited to the here and now. They are missing the life our Savior offered. When things are good, they have no One to thank. When things are sad, they have no comfort.

My mother and my daughter have shown me what a difference God makes in life's challenges. In one year, my mother, a kidney dialysis patient, underwent 6 surgeries in twelve days involving tremendous pain and suffering. Instead of complaining, she chose to sing the praises of a great and awesome God. She values life, and wants to live for him regardless.

Then, my oldest daughter was diagnosed with Lupus and she was hospitalized for 30 days. Upon her release she said to me, "Mom, I don't know what people do without hope and belief in God. It makes all the difference. Without God, life is a meaningless existence."

Jesus came that we might have life and have it more abundantly. The power of His love exceeds "sufficient" for a world lost in sin and hopelessness.