Devotionals about Hope

Jesus

With Us in Sickness

Read: Matthew 8:14-17 . . . and healed all who were sick. (v. 16) What makes you feel better when you are sick? Is it comfort food like homemade chicken

Jesus

With Us in Worry

Read: Matthew 6:25-34 Do not worry about your life. (v. 25 NIV) Let’s face it, we worry. Most of us worry about big things and little things. We worry about

presence

With Us in Shame

Read: John 4:16-26 I who speak to you am he. (v. 26) We often avoid people when we feel shame and loneliness. We don’t want others to learn the truth

Jesus

With Us in Rejection

Read: Luke 4:16-30 No prophet is acceptable in his hometown. (v. 24) Many people have experienced rejection. What about you? Perhaps you were overlooked for a job promotion. Maybe you

struggle

With Us

Read: Matthew 28:16-20 I am with you always. (v. 20) Christmas has come and gone, and the new year is here. If you live in Michigan like I do, this

Advent

Christmas Present

Read: Luke 2:1-20 Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior. (v. 11) Merry Christmas! As you read the familiar story of Jesus’s birth today,

Waiting

Little Town of Bethlehem

Read: Micah 5:1-9 And he shall be their peace. (v. 5) Micah’s prophecy took place in an age of empires. Micah was a prophet in the 700s BC, a time

Advent

The Way of Peace

Read: Luke 1:67-79 He has visited and redeemed his people. (v. 68) Zechariah was an old man when he received the fulfilment of God’s outrageous promise. Zechariah had spent most

Advent

Prince of Peace

Read: Isaiah 9:1-7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end. (v. 7) For believers in Jesus, the Christmas season can bring a sense