Tag: hope
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You Want Me to do What?
Ananias chose to face reality. Ananias chose to walk ahead in faith, trust, and love. He made this decision while knowing the past.
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Joy Decision
“The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.”—Psalms 33:11 (NRSV) Have you ever had to make a big decision in your life? It’s hard! Especially when it affects lots of different other areas of our lives. Maybe it was a big move, a job shift, adding to your…
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Have Hope; Give Hope
“The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.”—Jeremiah 23:5 (NRSV) Let’s be honest. This hasn’t been a very hope-filled year. No normal graduations, weddings, births, family vacations,…
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Firm Hope
“Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord God: None of my words will be delayed any longer, but the word that I speak will be fulfilled, says the Lord God.”—Ezekiel 12:28 (NRSV) How long have we been stuck in phase 2? I mean. By the time you are reading this there is a chance…
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Unfailing Promiser
“Not one of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed: all came to pass.”–Joshua 21:45 (NRSV) My son, Jackson, is notorious for saying “you promise?” And now Wylder is picking up on it. You know what. I will let you in on a little secret. I…
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Have and Need
“For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and He is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”– Isaiah 9:6 (NRSV) Okay. Be honest. Did you have your Christmas tree up at the beginning ofNovember? Anyonehave it up before Halloween this year?…
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Desolate
Micah 2:1–13; Matthew 24:15–31 Many people attribute motives to leaders, especially political ones, that fit a narrative, rather than the facts. Sometimes they fit both the facts and the narrative. The last few presidents have had a lot of that. Even our current governor has had a lot of that. We may not like their…
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A Promise
Isaiah 44:21–28; Ezekiel 34:25–31; Mark 14:22–26 Remember. We are called on to remember things every day. Some have become so ingrained (putting undergarments, I hope) that we don’t actually remember them; we just do them. Like many things that are ingrained, relationships aren’t. We might take them for granted, but that doesn’t make them ingrained.…