There’s so much bad news these days. Dictators, wars, suffering, exploitation, crime. It’s ugly, right? So, we put our heads down and get on with living the best life we can in our little neck of the woods. But what if there’s more?

Blaise Pascal was a brilliant 17^th-century French mathematician, physicist, and inventor, famous for Pascal’s Triangle and foundational work in probability. But despite his academic success, he was filled with inner turmoil, illness, and a sense of spiritual emptiness. That all changed on the night of November 23, 1654 when he had a powerful encounter with Jesus.

He wrote of it as a “night of fire,” during which he experienced the Presence of the living God. From that moment he devoted his life to Christ, focusing on theology and writing Pensées, defending faith with reason and reflecting deeply on eternity. He died at the age of just 39 and is now spending eternity with the Jesus who turned his life here on earth upside down.

Hebrews 7:25 So Christ can save those who come to God through him. Christ can do this forever, because he always lives and is ready to help people when they come before God.

Have you had your night of fire? Have you come face to face with Jesus, who died and rose again for you? Perhaps not, or maybe you have but it all seems so far removed from the here and now.

Friend, today I have some good news for you. In Christ, God loves you beyond words. In Christ, you can be saved. In Christ, you can be with God forever because Jesus is alive. He is ready to help you when you come before God.

Do it today. Do it now. Turn to Jesus.

That’s God’s Word. Fresh … for you … today.