Our Hope

“And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ Then I said, ‘Here I am! Send me.'” (Isaiah 6:8-9) Two days ago I came home from 9 days in the lovely country of Ecuador. I was blessed to see God’s ...

‘Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God.’ (Psalm 146:5) A close friend of mine messaged me today that her husband packed up and left yesterday. His reason was that he just wasn’t happy. She told me she had no ...

‘Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where He prayed.’ Mark 1:35 (NIV) If not for prayer, we would not have any hope at all of intercession from Heaven above, to protect us, and ...

‘In the day of my trouble I will call to You, for You will answer me.’ Psalm 86:7 Some days I feel like I am worthless.  I get short on patience with my shortcomings, my troubles, my crazy situations. I begin thinking thoughts about how I am not at all who I think ...

‘Christ has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love His brother.’ 1 John 4:21 (NIV) Every one of us has someone we have a hard time loving. It may be a family member, a co-worker, or even a friend. Everyone has little “things” that may irritate others. But usually ...