Category: Hope
John 5:5-7
Naming the discouragement that grows when you have waited a long time for change is at the heart of John 5:5-7. It turns your attention toward hope rooted in God’s faithfulness, allowing present difficulty to be held without treating it...
Read MoreJeremiah 30:17
Holding onto God’s promise of restoration when wounds have made you feel cast aside is at the heart of Jeremiah 30:17. It turns your attention toward hope rooted in God’s faithfulness, allowing present difficulty to be held without treating it...
Read MoreRuth 1:20-21
Making room for grief when a new chapter begins with loss rather than excitement is at the heart of Ruth 1:20-21. It turns your attention toward hope rooted in God’s faithfulness, allowing present difficulty to be held without treating it...
Read MorePsalm 130:6
Waiting for the Lord with the alert expectancy of someone watching for morning is at the heart of Psalm 130:6. It turns your attention toward hope rooted in God’s faithfulness, allowing present difficulty to be held without treating it as...
Read MorePsalm 6:3
Speaking honestly to God when you are weary of asking how long the pain will last is at the heart of Psalm 6:3. It turns your attention toward hope rooted in God’s faithfulness, allowing present difficulty to be held without...
Read MoreLamentations 3:1-3
Naming the weight of prolonged suffering without hiding how deeply it has affected you is at the heart of Lamentations 3:1-3. It turns your attention toward hope rooted in God’s faithfulness, allowing present difficulty to be held without treating it...
Read MoreIsaiah 7:7
Verse of the Day Isaiah 7:7 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “It will not take place, it will not happen.” In the middle of fear and political pressure, God spoke these words through the prophet Isaiah to King...
Read MoreLeviticus 23:7
Verse of the Day Leviticus 23:7 On the first day hold a sacred assembly and do no regular work. This verse appears in the middle of God’s instructions for the Feast of Unleavened Bread, one of Israel’s most important observances....
Read MoreNehemiah 2:6
Verse of the Day Nehemiah 2:6 Then the king, with the queen sitting beside him, asked me, “How long will your journey take, and when will you get back?” It pleased the king to send me; so I set a...
Read MoreHaggai 2:3
Verse of the Day Haggai 2:3 Who of you is left who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not seem to you like nothing at all? God asks a question...
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