Posts Tagged ‘hope’
Don’t Let Your Love Grow Cold
“Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase…
Read MoreGod Can Make Things Right
I am the Lord; in its time I will do this swiftly. (Isaiah 60:22) Right now in our country and on our planet, we have more things that are wrong than right. As a result, it creates conflict inside the life of a believer. We want to just cry out, “God, how long will you tolerate men and…
Read MoreInvestment Tip
Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”(John 4:10) Are you ready to invest in the life of someone else? Jesus was constantly investing in the lives of others, particularly the…
Read MoreThree Resurrection Statements
So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there…
Read MoreThe End Might Become the Beginning
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us. (Ephesians 3:20) When we face failure, it is easy to feel hopeless. We think we are too far gone, and that it is impossible for God to redeem us.…
Read MoreWhere Is God In the Uncertainty?
“Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5b) When you are in the middle of a season of uncertainty, and have more questions than answers; do you find yourself wondering where God is in the midst of it all? Maybe you ask questions like, “God, where are you?” or “Do you really…
Read MoreWhere Do We Get Hope?
Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken. (Psalm 55:22) It has been said, “A person can live a few days without water, a few minutes without air, but not a moment without hope.” Beyond the circumstances, crises and burdens of life, some people believe…
Read MoreLooking for Hope
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” (Lamentations 3:24) Is there hope? What is the reason you attend church? Why do you watch preachers on television? Do you go to church on Sunday to show off your newest outfit? Do you tune into a sermon out of obligation or to…
Read MoreGod Doesn’t Need Our Help
Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar; so she said to Abram, “The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her.” Abram agreed to what Sarai said. (Genesis 16:1-2) This story starts as a…
Read MoreNo Condemnation
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus… (Romans 8:1) Many people live daily with condemnation. We hear it from others in our workplaces, and some are reminded of falling short of expectations when they arrive home at night. This is a difficult burden to bear. Even harsher is the self-condemnation…
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