Seeing everything in life as an opportunity to worship God!
Our Song of the Day, Hope Has a Name, does such a great job of reminding us that we hope in this world because we have a Savior that is victorious!
I pray this devotional will be a good reminder for you of the hope we have in Christ!
There really is nothing like hope! Hope keeps us looking forward and not looking backwards! It holds the power to help us overcome our present struggles, and gives us encouragement to face the future with confidence.
I pray that today’s devotional content reminds you of the hope you can have in Christ!
If you are having trouble finding joy and peace in your life, instead of overly focusing on those things maybe all you need is to refresh yourself in the God who gives us a Living Hope in His Son, through the power of His Spirit!
So, I know it is tempting to try and find hope in earthly things, or earthly relationships, but let’s resist that temptation and seek to find our hope in Jesus today! The things the world offers is temporal at best, but the everlasting love of Christ and the power of His resurrection provides an eternal sense of hope that will never fade! His Name is everlasting, and an ever present help in all of our troubles, so that means that hope is everlasting and ever-present too.
It is our God that broke the chains of sin in our lives. My King came and rescued me! I sing my praises to the God who provided a complete solution to my helpless situation! His love fills my heart now. In Him I find my refuge, and joy is the result of looking to Him for all of these things!
Living Hope is something that never dies! When we receive Jesus as our Savior He provides something that no one can live without – Hope! A confident trust in God’s ability to completely save us and provide us all that we need to live a godly and productive life in His name! Jesus does that for us when we become Born Again into the life He gives us! I don’t know about you, but I am ready for that hope each minute of the day!
Hope is an indispensable virtue to have in this life! There are so many that are living without hope for tomorrow, let alone for eternity. I feel so sorry for people who do not feel hopeful, because hope is available in Jesus! He is our living hope!
Seeing God is both a hope for the future and a hope for God’s manifest presence and activity in our lives today. We want to see Him heal, deliver, restore, reconcile, forgive, and so on right now. And we want to see Him in glory when this life is over and we move on to the next!
I love this remake of the old hymn, Amazing Grace, as it declares, “My chains are gone, I’ve been set free!”, praise God! I hope that your hope is secure in the freedom that Christ has offered you. I pray that you have been inspired as you listen and sing this song, and that your faith is in Jesus Christ and the grace that He offers all of us.
There are times in our lives when we will have to get out of the “boat” and trust the Lord. Starting a new job, showing love to our spouse when they don’t deserve it, following the steps to sobriety when it will result in us losing so-called friends, signing up to serve in a ministry that we feel inadequate to be in, etc. These are just some of the ways we need to keep our eyes on Jesus and trust in Him, even as we see the effects of the “wind” around us that seems to be fighting against our progress. We have to stay focused, stand firm in our faith, and call upon our God to increase our faith as we follow Him!