This Disappointment is a fact of life.

People will let us down.

Dreams can be crushed.

Sometimes we're the ones letting ourselves or others down.

So how do we deal with these disappointments without losing hope?

We'll find out today on Truth for Life.

Alistair Begg continues our study in the book of Genesis.

We're in chapter 40.

We have an opportunity to both think and speak biblically and on the basis of the bedrock of the words of Jesus,

I am the resurrection and the life, and whoever believes in me, even though he dies, yet he will live,

and whosoever lives and believes in me will never die. And then the question, do you believe this?

And you see, the answer to that question is the key to the way in which we're able to face people, face ourselves, and deal with our own eventuality. And what over ourselves for a moment? Have you prepared to die? Have you made plans?

We cannot loved ones live with comfort until we have faced with composure the sentence of death.

In preparing our friends and loved ones, indeed, in preparing ourselves, we need to prepare one another to trust and to rest

in the promises of God's Word. Now, the fourth lesson that we learn from the dungeon is the other side

of the coin. It lifts our spirits a little because we move away from preparing for death to celebrating

life. Indeed, celebrating a birthday. Have you had a birthday lately? Have you had a birthday in the last year?

If you haven't, then the previous point is probably more significant than you realize.

Okay. If you haven't, then the previous point is probably more significant than you realize. Goodness, it's over a year now, and I haven't had a birthday.

Christians of all people ought to be able to have parties.

Really good parties. Not mediocre, boring, parties, fantastic parties. I mean, Christians should not be party animals, but they should be party somethings, and

especially birthday parties.

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