The darkest defeat turns to triumph if you trust in God’s wisdom and will.
From John 1:5: “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overtake it.”
Helen Steiner Rice (1900-1981) was an American writer who specialized in Christian and inspirational poetry.
From Isaiah 12:2: “Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and will not be afraid, for the Lord is my strength and my might; He has become my salvation.”
Resurrection revives
Eternal light reigns
Hope kept alive
God ordains
Holy Spirit active
Righteousness ahead
Faith proactive
Hope now fed
Love of Jesus rising
His power so high
Grace devising
Hope’s bright sky
God’s message never fails
Peace descends with hope
Journey’ trusted trail
Grasp His rope
Redemption’s light arrives
Promised by God’s Word
Hope kept alive
Faith’s password
From Romans 15:13: “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
From 1 Peter 1:6-7: “In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials, so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.”
Blessed Jesus Christ
His mercy shares love
Brings forth faith’s new birth
Hope stirs from above
Resurrected Christ
His unfading light
He walks among us
Hope ready for flight
Revealed through Jesus
Grace walks within Him
Freed from sin’s darkness
Hope breathes with each hymn
Spirit filled by Christ
More precious than gold
Molds faith’s salvation
Hope rebuilds foothold
Trust in Jesus Christ
Father’s righteous Son
Called to embrace Him
Hope’s faith in the One
From 1 Peter 1:13: “Therefore prepare your minds for action; discipline yourselves; set all your hope on the grace that Jesus Christ will bring you when He is revealed.”
If we are to discover the Lord’s best for our life, we must trust His way is better than our plans and desires.
From Jeremiah 29:11-12: “For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. Then when you call upon Me and come and pray to Me, I will hear you.”
From John 1:38-39: “When Jesus turned and saw them following, He said to them, ‘What are you looking for?’ They said to him, ‘Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are you staying?’ He said to them, ‘Come and see.’ They came and saw where He was staying, and they remained with Him that day. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon.”
Meeting stranger
On life’s remote road
One calls Him, “Lamb of God”
Holy seeds, already sowed
Messiah found
Another saint born
Faithful see Father’s light
Trust growing, from grace airborne
Blessed greeting
Shared from Son of Man
Faith’s opportunity
Son of God’s trusted game plan
Always present
Christ be everything
Believers find their home
Hope transformed by stalwart King
Self-pride now sleeps
Spirit set to soar
Mercy’s reign opens wide
Discipleship’s righteous door
From John 8: 31-32: “Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in Him, ‘If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.'”
Worry ends when faith begins.
From 1 Peter 5:6-7: “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you in due time. Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.”
Sovereignty means that ultimately God alone has the right to declare what creation should be.
From Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.”
Stanley Grenz (1950-2005) was an American theologian and Christian writer.
Realize that if a door closed, it’s because what was behind it wasn’t meant for you.
You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go, and see what happens.
Mandy Hale is an American author and speaker.
With element of mystery
Father’s divine plan evolves
Man imprisoned with transgressions
Faithful mercy shall resolve
Always leading with light of hope
Each treasured gift to embrace
Journey fulfills Father’s glory
Righteousness surrounds man’s space
Topped off with Father’s steadfast love
Filled with purpose in His name
Deliverance as He promised
Spirit igniting faith’s flame
Everything shall work together
Father forgives, lifting man up
Justified by faith, through His grace
Sharing His wisdom close-up
Tomorrow’s appointments scripted
Each written in Father’s hand
Choose to follow His Holy Word
Trusted guidance as He planned
So we are to live and move and have our being in God, to look at everything in relation to God, because the abiding consciousness of God pushes itself to the front all the time.
From Psalm 25:12: “Who are they who fear the Lord? He will teach them the way that they should choose.”
Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was a Scottish evangelist and Christian teacher. Following his death from an illness while in Egypt during World War I, his wife took on the task of transcribing the detailed notes she had written from his lectures and sermons. Gertrude Hobbs Chambers’ efforts resulted in the publication in 1924 of MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST. I frequently read from this devotional, and it has greatly deepened my faith and understanding of God’s Word.
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