I Will Be With You
Read: Judges 6:7-24 The LORD said to him, “But I will be with you.” (v. 16) Being the weakest and the least in God’s economy is no invitation to self-contempt. In fact, Paul told us that God often chooses the weak things of the world to shame the strong. When God told Gideon to go save […]
Recognizing Need
Read: Exodus 16 The people of Israel ate the manna forty years . . . till they came to the border of the land of Canaan. (v. 35) It seems that when the God of the universe wants to shape a people, he takes them to the desert, an uninhabitable land. There, everything else they lean on, trust in, […]
Remembering Dr. William Brownson
President Emeritus of Words of Hope, Dr. William Brownson, died to this life on April 1, 2022 at the age of 93. Dr. Brownson’s efforts for global evangelism and his heart of Christlike love continue to touch lives today.
Owning Weakness
Read: Genesis 2:7-25 Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. (v. 7) Weakness is not a flaw, it is an intentional design. Of course, we don’t always come to that conclusion willingly—often we don’t admit it until the chips are down and […]
Enough
Read: Deuteronomy 33:24-29 As your days, so shall your strength be. (v. 25) One of the great differences between living out faith and trying to find life outside of God lies in this little word enough. One of God’s greatest promises is enough for today—daily bread and daily strength even in the hardest of times. “As […]
Contempt Lite
Read: Isaiah 6:1-13 And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, . . . for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!” (v. 5) Perfectionism, expecting yourself and everyone else to measure up to your high standards, is a way to protect yourself from weakness. Failure […]
But I Don’t Like Weakness!
Read: Isaiah 40:27-31 Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength. (vv. 30-31) I’ve been called a racehorse, known for galloping into life like a warrior steed into the heat of battle. Everyone has a breaking point, however, and the […]
Unfading Joy
Read: John 20:1-18 I am the resurrection and the life. (John 11:25) I bought a lily this Easter to remember Art, one of the many people who died from Covid-19 in the last two years. Art’s death brought a grief that only Jesus’ resurrection could bring me through. Many years ago, Art welcomed my family […]
Abundant Fruit
Read: John 15:1-11 I am the true vine. (v. 1) The small planting of vines my parents tended ripened about the same time as the apple trees in our yard, but I never really noticed them until harvest. Apple blossoms fill the countryside with their bright color and fragrant aroma as if making a grand announcement. […]