Tag: hope
Savor The Day
We were made to live one day at a time. Each moment, each part of the day, all elements of each day were made for us by God. He planned our days. He has things he wants to teach and show us every day. Each day He calls out to us. Through everything He is there.…
Forward Moment by Moment
Looking back and holding onto the past or our mistakes and failures only holds us back from God. It keeps us from His love. It keeps us from His plan. It keeps Him from working in and through us to shine our light in the darkness and brokenness. It steals our joy. Our Past The…
Divine Intervention: He Came
Christ came. God sent His son into our world. He came with a mission. God’s love intervened. He made a way for us to return to Him. Our Condition We are born into sin. Sin entered the world in the beginning. Ever since we have inherited our sin nature. We are naturally sinful. We are…
Life (& God’s Plan)
God has good plans for us. Not harm but hope and a future. (Jeremiah 29:11) God uses all things in our lives, circumstances, pain, hurt, troubles – He allows them all to bring good to us – He turns what is meant for evil into good. God is not inactive or reactive but working and…
Nothing Can Separate Us
Romans 8:31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:32 Indeed, he who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, freely give us all things? Romans 8:35 Who will separate…
How do You See?
In our everyday lives, when we look out at our world, what do we see? Do we see people just going about their lives too? Do we see hope and love or hurt and pain? Do we see hopelessness and tragedy or confusion and distress? Do we see fear and doubt or uncertainty and unrest?…
Victory: We Know the End of the Story
As Christians, as believers, we have victory in God. We already know the end. God has told us He will win over all the sin and evil in this world. He already has won. He defeated death, sins hold on humanity and the devil, when He died and rose again. He told what would happen…
We Are Human
We are human. We are fallible. We constantly make mistakes and mess up, but God understands. He will always accept us back. Our Nature & God’s Love We are sinners born that way from the start. God still reaches out to us. God still came and died in our place, even as we continued to…
Us Forgetful Humans
As humans we easily forget. Humanity forgets. We easily forget God. The Israelites did, people and nations throughout history forgot God. When troubles come we hurry to God for help, but when things are smooth we leave Him behind. We read His Word and forget it when we don’t memorize and put it into practice. …
The Created Order
God created the world and therefore created an order for it to run and be held together. If the order is disrupted or changed it will have dramatic effects on God’s created order. It will fall apart. Separation from God brings disaster. The Beginning Goodness In the beginning God created the world and everything in…
The Power Source
When we gave our lives to Christ, He gave us His Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is promised to all who believe in Christ. It is our guarantee that we are in Him and have eternal life. (2nd Corinthians 1:22) Holy Spirit Jesus promised to never leave us. He promised His helper, the Holy Spirit.…
Perseverance, an Uphill Climb but Worth it
Job endured many hardships in the middle of his life. He persevered and God blessed him. But in the midst of the suffering God taught Job. Sometimes life is uphill. Things are not smooth. We struggle. But in the adversity there are lessons. God uses every situation and circumstance in our life. Through them He…
