Spitting Image
Read: Hebrews 1:1-4 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature. (v. 3) While my husband was away for a couple of weeks, I took my two boys with me to visit the church where my husband and I worshiped when we were in seminary. I told the […]
August 2023 Prayer Guide
INDIA — Words of Hope in India is engaged in many community development projects. Through these projects, the team seeks to reach out to benefit needy individuals in the community with the love and compassion of Jesus. This year, another Words of Hope tailoring center was opened in the Garhwali region. Twenty women have enrolled […]
Free to Love
Read: 1 John 4:7-21 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. (v. 12 NIV) Let’s start by stating these truths: “God is love” (v. 16), and without God there’s no love (v. 19). There is no shame nor is there fear […]
Belonging
Read: Romans 8:12-17 Those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. (v. 14 NIV) There are unspoken battles on the inside of most, if not all, of us. The apostle Paul described this: “I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I […]
New Beginnings
Read: Romans 8:1-11 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (v. 1 NIV) The word that catches my eyes and heart most in this passage is in verse 1: the word now. This word is crucial to our understanding of what this verse is saying to us. In Romans 1-7, […]
Content in Jesus
Read: Matthew 6:25-34 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? (v. 26 NIV) What does it take to be content? We live in a world of trials and tribulations, and […]
Rewrite Your Story
Read: Psalm 78:1-7; Mark 5:1-20 We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done. (Ps. 78:4) This psalm is a citation of the sin of Israel, how it aggravated God, and how he had expressed his […]
Rest in God
Read: John 14:15-31 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. (v. 27) God is always calling us to rest in his Son’s finished work at the cross. At the cross you […]
Freedom from Shame
Read: Romans 8:26-39 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? (v. 31) Every one of us has faced one thing or more that have left us gripped by shame. Maybe you have lived a life of self-scorn, insecurities, and fear; shame holds you down with […]