For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11, NIV). We all deal with disappointment. But there is a deep disappointment when something life-altering happens. We didn’t expect it, and we know our lives will be […]
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But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love (1 Corinthians 13:13, NASB1995). The Apostle Paul teaches us to abide in faith, hope, and love. Your spiritual vitality and emotional health can be discerned by checking your faith, hope, and love. The opposite of faith is fear, the opposite of hope
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We look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal (2 Corinthians 4:18, ESV). Benjamin Franklin said, “When you are finished changing, you are finished.” The concept of change is nothing new if
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Abraham and Sarah were both very old by this time, and Sarah was long past the age of having children. So she laughed silently to herself and said, “How could a worn-out woman like me enjoy such pleasure, especially when my master—my husband—is also so old?” (Genesis 18:11-12, NLT) Angels visited Abraham one day. He was
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But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope (1 Thessalonians 4:13, ESV). The Greek word for hope can also be translated as “expectation.” All of us will grieve. Paul writes to the brothers and sisters in Thessalonica that when
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 8:24-25, NASB1995). Funny thing about hope – as soon as you get what you hoped for – it isn’t hope
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Now faith, hope, and love abide (1 Corinthians 13:13). Faith, hope, and love – a summary of life from following Jesus. I’ve asked myself, “How do I grow in faith, hope, and love?” Then I consider the difficulty. If someone testifies, “I’m growing in faith, hope, and love,” do you believe them? What would be
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Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. Nevertheless, I will argue my ways before Him. Job 13:15 The sufferings of Job. For thousands of years, have a discussion on suffering, and sooner or later, someone will bring up Job. Job was a prosperous man. Reading Job 1, we find that he possessed: Seven sons
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One of my personal reasons for believing in God is hope. Where did we get hope? My wife’s cat doesn’t hope. Why would evolution develop hope – an oxymoron – in narrowly defined naturalism where existence could be an illusion and, at best, is nothing more than bits of matter and energy flying around together
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I would have despaired unless I 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 (NASB) The election will be officially over Tuesday, November 3. The results should be
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