Your reward is on the way
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Galatians 6 YOUR REWARD IS ON THE WAY And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the […]
Your weakness is a gateway to God’s strength
God’s Hope for Your Heart from 2 Corinthians 12 YOUR WEAKNESS IS A GATEWAY TO GOD’S STRENGTH But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. […]
Jesus is worth it
God’s Hope for Your Heart from 2 Corinthians 11 JESUS IS WORTH IT Five times I received at the hands of the Jews the forty lashes less one. Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea; on frequent […]
It’s not over ’til God says it is
God’s Hope for Your Heart from 1 Corinthians 4 IT’S NOT OVER ‘TIL GOD SAYS IT IS Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his commendation from […]
Nothing can cancel God’s plan for your life
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Acts 5 NOTHING CAN CANCEL GOD’S PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE “If this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail; but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!” (Acts 5:38b-39a) The Jewish religious leaders were not happy […]
Jesus responds to persistence
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Luke 18 JESUS RESPONDS TO PERSISTENCE And he cried out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” And Jesus stopped and […]
Just Keep Walking [An Encouraging Word]
An Encouraging Word JUST KEEP WALKING I don’t know how long I walked along the shore. Probably minutes. Maybe hours. It felt like days. I was vacationing with my family in Sea Island, Georgia, and early one morning I decided to go exploring down the beach. A lazy surf gently lapped up and down a […]
God will give you triumph in the end
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalms 9 and 10 GOD WILL GIVE YOU TRIUMPH IN THE END The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you. (Psalm 9:9-10) O Lord, […]
Your reward is on the way
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Galatians 6 YOUR REWARD IS ON THE WAY And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the […]
Maybe That Barrier is Shorter Than it Looks
Concrete is a bear to get through. I can hear the sound of the surf on the other side. I can smell the salt and feel the sand under my toes but my journey has been blocked. I can see the other side through a little drainage tube cut into the concrete. It’s certainly nothing […]
