“If therefore your whole body is full of light, with no dark part in it, it will be wholly illumined, as when the lamp illumines you with its rays.” Luke 11:36 Jesus is the light. Where light is, darkness must flee. At the moment of your salvation through the blood…
“For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.” Where does our hope come from? Romans tells us that it comes from Scripture. His word is “…living and active and sharper than any,…
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.” Psalms 32:8 No matter your situation, there is hope! There is hope because God promises to counsel us and guide us. Where does this counsel come from?…
“O love the Lord, all you His godly ones! The Lord preserves the faithful And fully recompenses the proud doer. Be strong and let your heart take courage, All you who hope in the Lord.” Psalm 31:23-24 Peter walked on water! Do you get how miraculous that was? It defied…
“Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; They will run and not grow weary; They will walk and not be faint. Isaiah40:31 (NIV) Another translation says that “Those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength.” (NASB) There is…
Good morning! My heart is so full this morning of the glory of God in the midst of the evil of this world. I just heard about a friend whose children are expecting conjoined twins. The outlook is not good, and yet, their faith is strong and they remain in…
“Why art thou cast down, O my soul?” Psalm 43:5 Indeed! What a glorious God we serve! “Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways!…For from Him and through Him and to Him are all…
“I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:13-14 I had a mammogram a couple of weeks…
“…rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer…” Romans 12:12 These three actions in this list of exhortations seem to go together. In the midst of tribulation, I can rejoice because of great hope. That great hope is put into action when I devote myself to prayer being “…anxious…
“For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.” Romans 8:25 Our salvation stemmed from the hope (eternal expectation)…