Tag: hope
3 Psalms That Will Encourage You During Evil Times
Do you find yourself feeling depressed over the increase of evil around you? I do. Here are 3 psalms that will lift your spirits and help you express your emotions to GOD. Read this ⬇️ and you’ll feel encouraged.
Why Hope is the Christian’s Most Precious Spiritual Gift
When we hear the phrase “four letter words,” we automatically think someone is referring to cursing. But some of the most beautiful words in the English language are also four letters long. In the midst of his writing on spiritual gifts, Paul told the Corinthians: And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But…
December 10 – Paul Travels to Jerusalem
Reading Acts 20:3b-21:16 Devotional Having left Ephesus and returned to Corinth for three months, Paul and his companions are headed towards Jerusalem, apparently for the purpose of delivering the Corinthians’ gift of financial aid to the needy Christians in Jerusalem (1 Cor. 16:1-4). However, the Jews there in Greece made a plot against Paul (Acts…
September 11 – Life is Short, Hope in Resurrection
Reading Job 11:1-14:22 Devotional Job’s third friend, Zophar, finally gets his turn to speak. He accuses Job of lying to hide the sin he must have been guilty of for GOD to have brought such suffering upon him. Obviously the prevalent thinking of the day—or at least among Job’s three friends—must have been that only…
July 20 – A Message of Hope in Times of Despair
Reading Isa. 60:1-64:12 Devotional GOD continues providing His children a message of hope despite their coming destruction. 1 “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, Because the LORD has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And…
July 18 – A Future of Hope
Reading Isa. 54:4-56:12 Devotional Israel was as a bride to GOD. Despite having to punish her for her unfaithfulness, GOD still loved her as a husband. Today’s reading offers beautiful promises of a future filled with hope to the ones who will accept GOD’s invitation. These truths apply to us today just as much as…
June 4 – Elijah’s Roller Coaster
Reading 1 Kings 17:1-24; 18:1-46; 19:1-21 Devotional Today’s reading begins our look at the prophet Elijah. A lot happened in this reading so our devotional is more lengthy than usual, but this is among my favorite stories in GOD’s word. The recorded account of Elijah begins with GOD sending him to Ahab, king of Israel,…
May 6 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 18)
Reading Psalm 4; 12; 20; 25; 32; 38 Devotional We are now entering the next grouping of psalms which covers a variety of feelings from the believer directed toward GOD. Psalm 4 GOD is righteous and there are times where we long for Him to answer our cry. He has set apart the godly for…
April 30 – Seeing GOD in the Psalms (Part 12)
Reading Psalm 29; 33; 65; 66; 67; 68 Devotional Psalm 29 The LORD is full of glory, strength and holiness. GOD’s voice is powerful and majestic, thundering over the mighty waters, and splitting the great cedar trees of Lebanon into pieces. His voice shakes the desert, twists the oak trees and strips the forests bare.…