God is your hope for tomorrow
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 42 GOD IS YOUR HOPE FOR TOMORROW As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for You, God. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I come and appear before God? (Psalm 42:1-2, HCSB) Longing and thirst are symptoms of lack. We do […]
Jesus triumphed so you can, too
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 41 JESUS TRIUMPHED SO YOU CAN, TOO Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me. But you, O Lord, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may repay them! By this I know that you delight […]
Jesus has a rescue just for you
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Acts 12 JESUS HAS A RESCUE JUST FOR YOU About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. He killed James the brother of John with the sword, and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. (Acts 12:1-3a) The storyline […]
You are uncommonly valuable in Christ
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Acts 11 YOU ARE UNCOMMONLY VALUABLE IN CHRIST But the voice answered a second time from heaven, “What God has made clean, do not call common.” (Acts 11:9) Ranking systems are everywhere. From school grades to sports standings, restaurant reviews to religious orders, the human heart has a deep-seated habit […]
God is working in the background
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Acts 10 GOD IS WORKING IN THE BACKGROUND Now while Peter was inwardly perplexed as to what the vision that he had seen might mean, behold, the men who were sent by Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon’s house, stood at the gate and called out to ask whether Simon […]
Jesus chooses the anti-qualified
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Acts 9 JESUS CHOOSES THE ANTI-QUALIFIED But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem. And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on Your name.” But the Lord said to him, […]
You are qualified to share the Good News
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Acts 8 YOU ARE QUALIFIED TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus. (Acts 8:35) Philip was in an unusual spot. As far as we know, he had not been trained in the Scriptures. He was no […]
God thinks of you with mercy
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 40 GOD THINKS OF YOU WITH MERCY As for You, O Lord, You will not restrain Your mercy from me; Your steadfast love and Your faithfulness will ever preserve me! … As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. (Psalm 40:11, […]
Eternal perspective can set you free right now
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 39 ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE CAN SET YOU FREE RIGHT NOW I was mute and silent; I held my peace to no avail, and my distress grew worse. My heart became hot within me. As I mused, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue: “O LORD, make me know […]
You are beautiful in God’s sight
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Acts 7 YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL IN GOD’S SIGHT “At this time Moses was born; and he was beautiful in God’s sight. And he was brought up for three months in his father’s house.” (Acts 7:20) Moses was only a baby, just born into the world. He had not done any […]
