Recognizing Hope

Mark 6:49-50 And when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed it was a ghost, and cried out; for they all saw Him and were troubled, but immediately He talked with them and said to them, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.”  (N.K.J.V.) This story in...

Cherishing Hope

Psalm 71:14 But I will hope continually, and will praise You yet more and more. (N.K.J.V.) When I looked up the definition of the word hope in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary the first definition looked like this… Hope – intransitive verb 1: to cherish a desire...

Out of the Mouth of Babes…

This morning, my little 4 year old son, Sammy told me he was afraid of something. I am constantly trying to pass on knowledge from the word of God to my children. One of the biggest lessons I try to teach is the command, “Do not fear.” Because I say it so often, I...

What Is My Responsibility In Faith?

For a long time, I felt that faith represented believing Christ would deliver me from my afflictions. I wanted Him to reach down and save me from my gloom and despair, and I thought knowing and believing He could do it was enough. I’ve changed my way of thinking… I...

Turning Sorrow into Worship

1 Peter 1:6-7 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise,...

After

I know many who are struggling. They live in the “land of before” rather than the possibilities of what the “ land of after” might hold. Whispers of hope are silenced by fear. Scars seem ugly instead of serving as reminders of battles conquered, wounds healed, and...

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