Sometimes it’s good to get a good dose of what you already know. Sometimes you and I need reminders of what we’ve already learned. These are some reminders I got tonight at the Love Your Neighbor concert at Fellowship Bible Church.

1) God really is for you. He’s on your side, rooting for you, loving you even when you’re at your worst. He’s that good.

2) God’s main command for you is this: “Do not fear.” No matter what you’re going through, don’t panic. God is with you even when everything in you and around you tells you He’s not. That’s when you have to believe what He says over what you see.

3) The world is going to end one day, and that is good news. How? Because one day everything that’s wrong will be made right and everything broken will be made whole. Including you.

4) God is still near the brokenhearted. God is still with the outcast and rejects. God still has a heart for the poor, the widow, the orphan, and the hurting. And if we love God, we will have the same heart and be near the same people.

5) Matthew 24:36 still trumps any crackpot or false prophet who says they have inside knowledge on the end date. This is one time where if you fail you should not try, try again. You should give up and trust God’s timing. Hint, hint, Mr. Camping.

6) God still speaks and God’s word still is living and active. Both will still be around long after all the detracters and naysayers have gone.

7) God’s Church is not an institutioon, but an organism, a living entity where all the members participate and use their gifts and bless and encourage each other. We have gotten away from that lately, but I think there are still those hungry for true fellowship.

That’s all I got. Nothing new or original. But sometimes the oldies are the goodies and sometimes what I need most is to be reminded of what I already know. Then I need to start living it. May we live these old truths daily and be reminded each day just how good God is.