Tag Archives: hope

Carried

Isaiah 46:4b “…I am he who will sustain you.  I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.” Luke 5:18-20, 24-25 “Some men came carrying a paralytic on a mat and … Continue reading

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Eagle

Deuteronomy 32:10-11 “In a desert land he found him, in a barren and howling waste.  He shielded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the apple of his eye, like an eagle that stirs up its nest and … Continue reading

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Discovered

1 Samuel 10:20a, 21b-24 “When Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near…Saul son of Kish was chosen.  But when they looked for him, he was not to be found.  So they inquired further of the Lord, ‘Has the man come here yet?’ And … Continue reading

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Dawn

Job 38:12-13 “Have you ever given orders to the morning, or shown the dawn its place, that it might take the earth by the edges and shake the wicked out of it?” Matthew 28:1-2 “After the Sabbath, at dawn on … Continue reading

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Choice from the Cross

Job 2:9-10 “[Job’s] wife said to him, ‘Are you still holding on to your integrity?  Curse God and die!’  He replied, ‘You are talking like a foolish woman.  Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?’  In all this, … Continue reading

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Foundation

Luke 6:47-49 “As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like.  They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid … Continue reading

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Inheritance

1 Peter 1:3b-4a, 6 “In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade…In this you … Continue reading

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Wait

Hebrews 11:11-12 “By faith Abraham, even though he was past age—and Sarah herself was barren—was enabled to become a father because he considered him faithful who had made the promise.  And so from this one man, and he as good … Continue reading

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Runaway

Genesis 16:7-9, 13 “The angel of the Lord found Hagar near a spring in the desert…And he said, ‘Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?’  ‘I’m running away from my mistress Sarai,’ she … Continue reading

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Anchor

Jonah 1:4-6, 10b “Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.  All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god.  And … Continue reading

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