Tag: Hope
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Hope Begins Before We See It
Scripture:“But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.” — Romans 8:25 There’s a sacred truth embedded in this verse that we often forget: hope starts working long before the answer arrives. Hope is not the celebration that comes once everything falls into place. Hope begins in the…
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In the Bleak Mid-Winter
Isaiah 9:2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. Song: James Taylor – In the Bleak Midwinter Most scholars believe that Jesus was not born in December. Some of the most compelling arguments are for March or…
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O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Isaiah 7:14 – Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. Song: O Come O Come Emmanuel Today we begin a series of devotions centered around the scriptures and songs of Advent and Christmas. Some of them will be…
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Aspirations of Mediocrity?
Isaiah 55:1–7 “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me,…
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All That’s Left. . .
1 Cor 13:13 – And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. We’ve been focusing on faith and hope and now we move to love. Being confessional, I know a lot about all three, but as far as practicing them, I feel like I struggle with love…
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A Living Hope
1 Peter 1:3-9 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven…
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A Critical Life Skill
Several quick scriptures today: 2 Chron 15:7 “But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.” Gal 6:9 “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” 2 Cor 4:1 “Therefore, since…
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Optimism vs. Hope
Optimism vs Hope This is what the Lord says: “You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again. For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans…
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Can’t Live Without This
Romans 5:2-5 The Voice “Jesus leads us into a place of radical grace where we are able to celebrate the hope of experiencing God’s glory. And that’s not all. We also celebrate in seasons of suffering because we know that when we suffer we develop endurance, which shapes our characters. When our characters are refined,…
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The “Unforced Rhythms of Grace”
Matthew 11:28-30, NIV – “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry…
Weekday Word w/ Eric 