Jesus finished your work so you could rest in His
God’s Hope for Your Heart from John 19 JESUS FINISHED YOUR WORK SO YOU COULD REST IN HIS When Jesus had received the sour wine He said, “It is finished,” and He bowed His head and gave up His spirit. (John 19:30) Some ancient sources report that sponges dipped in sour wine were used to clean public toilet […]
Jesus crossed boundaries to love you
God’s Hope for Your Heart from John 4 JESUS CROSSED BOUNDARIES TO LOVE YOU A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” (For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to Him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask […]
God wants to turn your weeping into worship
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 30 GOD WANTS TO TURN YOUR WEEPING INTO WORSHIP You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you […]
Instead of Himself, Jesus saved you
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Luke 23 INSTEAD OF HIMSELF, JESUS SAVED YOU And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers scoffed at Him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself, if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One!” The soldiers also mocked Him, coming up and offering Him sour wine […]
Jesus was forsaken so you could be accepted
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 22 JESUS WAS FORSAKEN SO YOU COULD BE ACCEPTED “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Psalm 22:1a) For centuries, these opening words of Psalm 22 were spoken or sung by the people of Israel in times of suffering. This Psalm was used as a prayer of […]
God has granted you the ability to grow
Scripture Notes on 2 Peter 1 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us to His own glory and excellence… For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith…” (2 Peter 1:3, 5a) God’s amazing grace is the most […]
Jesus turns your darkness into light
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Ephesians 5 JESUS TURNS YOUR DARKNESS INTO LIGHT At one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true… (Ephesians 5:8-9) People living in darkness often don’t […]
Jesus bled to bring you close
God’s Hope for Your Heart Ephesians 2 JESUS BLED TO BRING YOU CLOSE Remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off […]
God can turn your failure into fruitfulness
Scripture Notes on Psalm 107 He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water. And there He lets the hungry dwell, and they establish a city to live in; they sow fields and plant vineyards and get a fruitful yield. (Psalm 107:35-37) Not much grows in the desert, but God […]
God has a lavish redemption for you
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Ephesians 1 GOD HAS A LAVISH REDEMPTION FOR YOU In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, which He lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight… (Ephesians 1:7-8) Jesus is not a stingy Savior. He doesn’t step in […]
