Devotionals about Hope

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Encouragement

Lamb-like but Not Sheepish

Read: Luke 10:3, Psalm 23 Behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. (v. 3) As a little boy, I loved singing “Onward, Christian Soldiers” in

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Encouragement

The First Activity of Mission

Read: Luke 10:2; Acts 13:1-2 The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. (Luke 10:2) One Tuesday last November, I was setting out with our Ugandan team for a

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Hope

The First Rule of Mission

Read: Luke 10:1; Acts 1:6-8 The Lord appointed seventy-two. (Luke 10:1) The first rule of mission is that it’s Christ’s mission, not ours. Luke 10:1 plainly says “the Lord” appoints

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Missions

What (Not) to Expect

Read: Luke 9:57-62 I will follow you wherever you go. (v. 57) Most of us can find ourselves among these would-be followers that Jesus encounters on his way to Jerusalem. The

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Encouragement

A Face like Flint

Read: Luke 9:51-56 His face was set toward Jerusalem. (v. 53) With the arrival of summer, many churches send teams on short-term missions. Maybe you’re getting ready to go or are

Endurance

Hope!

Read: Psalm 71:1-18 But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more. (v. 14) The author of Psalm 71 is a mystery. There is simply not enough

Hope

Keep Blooming

Read: Colossians 1:15-29 . . . Christ in you, the hope of glory. (v. 27) Our condo has a small piece of dirt, maybe 15 square feet, that’s ours to plant flowers in.

Hope

Hope in Action

Read: Jeremiah 29:1-14 I know the plans I have for you . . . to give you a future and a hope. (v. 11) Delivering the word of the Lord didn’t make Jeremiah popular.

Faith

Not Just Me and Jesus

Read: Romans 8:18-30 Who hopes for what he sees? (v. 24) It’s important that our faith and hope are personal. But it’s a mistake if our faith and hope are only