From: "M '
To: "Jeffrey" <jeevacation@grnail.com.>
Subject: Fw: Hope, Thursday Devotional April 4
Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2013 22:54:53 +0000
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Hi Jeffrey!
Greetings from Beverly Hills - I'm in town to DJ an event for Anthropologie tonight.
I forever think of you when I hear the word hope as it was brought up in one of our first conversations.
Wanted to share the following devotion w you.
I hope you are well and hope to see you soon!
xo
From: Daily Disciples
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 06:16:32 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: Hope, Thursday Devotional April 4
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Hope
Thursday April 4
Today's Reading: Judges 19-21; Luke 7:31-50
Today's Thoughts: Hope
Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart, All you who hope In
the Lord. Psalm 21:34
The word "hope" is mentioned repeatedly throughout the Psalms to bring
encouragement in the Lord. Most of us speak of "hope" interchangeably with other
words such as dreams, wishes, desires and goals. We pray and hope, dream and
hope, and you can probably think of other words that you use in connection with
"hope." The Bible most commonly uses the word "trust" in association with its
definition. To hope in the Lord means that we are putting our trust in Him. In
searching how often "hope" is used, I found that it comes up most frequently in the
book of Job and the Psalms. One book describes pain and suffering; the other,
praise and worship. But hope is the common thread in both.
When we are down, we are desperate for something or someone to place our
hopes in or upon. We need to know that tomorrow will be better. We need to believe
that lives are changing toward the good. If we are sick, we hope to be healed. If we
are in financial crises, we hope for restoration and prosperity. If we are in any kind
of trouble, we hope that everything works out positively. We hope for a tomorrow
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that is better than today. Without hope, where would we be? How could we keep
U going? Hebrews 11:1 says that "faith is the substance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen." We must trust in the only One who brings real hope -
Jesus Christ. Though we cannot physically see Him, we must place our faith in His
love for us. Jesus is our only hope, for only He has the power to change our
tomorrows.
Do you need hope for today? Pick up God's Word and ask Him to show you His
hope for your situation. Regardless of where you are, He already knows everything
about it. No trouble or trial is too great for our Lord. We have but one requirement:
to place all of our hope in Him. There is no hope in the world, only fleeting
moments. But God gives us hope in the eternal life that awaits us. The Apostle Paul
wrote in 2 Corinthians 4:17 that our light affliction is but for a moment compared to
the etemal glory that awaits those of us in Christ Jesus. Put your hope and trust
today in Jesus. Ask Him to fill you with His Holy Spirit to comfort you with His hope
of glory.
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