The Culture of Hope Founded on Faith
God’s Promised Provision
“Behold the fowls of the air. For they sow not, neither do they reap nor gather into barns. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, neither do…..
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Jesus Never Changes
“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever” (Hebrews 13:8).
A favorite song from Sunday School that I often sing to myself goes like this:
“Yesterday, today, forever Jesus is the same;
All may change but Jesus never;
Glory to His name.
Glory to His name, Glory to his name.
All may change…..
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Every Detail
Last week I was on the East coast for an interview with Dr. Angela Chester for her Daily Spark TV program. Getting there and back was a very interesting journey because God gave me divine appointments everywhere I went – from the Bangladesh marketing student next to me on the first flight out, to the HR guy going to interview a prospective employee on the second…..
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God’s Promise to Forgive
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” (2 Chron. 7:14)
As I watched the movie “Unplanned” the other day, I was reminded of this verse. Years ago Fred…..
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Forgiven, Therefore Forgive
“Father, forgive them for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34).
In the middle of the excruciating pain of crucifixion, Jesus proclaimed forgiveness for his tormentors. But it was not the first time He had talked about forgiveness. He had spoken numerous times about forgiveness during His ministry on earth.
In demonstration of His power and authority to forgive sins, He spoke…..
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The Habit of Trust
Have you ever wondered where the little prayer “now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I die before I wake, Lord I pray my soul to take” came from. I do not know the origin of it, but I can see in Scripture the motivation of it. Psalm 4:5-8 gives us a peek into the…..
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“Casting all your care upon Him for He cares for you” simply does not happen when pride makes us think that we can do life in our own strength.
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He Knows My Name
While shopping recently I was delighted to watch two little girls whose mother was standing in line in front of me. The two girls couldn’t have been more than 3 ½ years old, twins and mirror images of each other. But how different their personalities are one from the other.
The one stood aggressively rattling a plastic bag of gummy candies hanging on the…..
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Out of My Control
My lack of control over circumstances in my life has kept being reinforced for me over these past few months of escrow and moving activities. Frequently I have allowed the stress of this massive change in our lives to supersede all else in ways I don’t remember experiencing in my life before, to the point of almost shutting down. And Jesus’ still small voice…..
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God’s Boundless Mercy
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy has begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…” (1 Pet. 1:3).
God chose Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to father His chosen people, Israel. He gave them commandments for obedience and holiness to God alone. Throughout the Old Testament God’s…..