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Category Archives: hope
the LORD was with him
Gen. 39. What was it that allowed Joseph to maintain his integrity while all those terrible things happened to him? How was he able to keep bitterness and cynicism from spoiling his attitude and destroying his witness? One clue to … Continue reading
Posted in commitment, eternal life, faithfulness, future, hope, integrity, kingdom of God, perseverance, suffering
Tagged Genesis 39
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his rod and his staff
Psalm 23. David describes the LORD as his tender, the one who looks after him. The LORD guides him so that he goes down the right paths. The LORD makes sure he gets to the green pastures where he can … Continue reading
transformed ministry
Luke 2:22-52. From the few incidents Luke records of Jesus’ infancy and childhood, it is reasonable to assume that Mary was one of the eyewitnesses that he consulted. She told of the day they brought him into the temple at … Continue reading
what the new year offers
Eccl. 3:1-8. The new year offers a chance to commit myself to doing some of the things I wanted to, but never got around to last year. I have 365 days to turn my life around — lose that weight, … Continue reading
he is coming soon
Rev.22:6-21. Because Jesus is coming soon, what he has revealed about our future is important. His words must be kept (7). Because Jesus is coming soon, what a person does is important. He will bring his recompense with him, to … Continue reading
new heavens and new earth
Isaiah 65; Rev. 21-22:5. Both prophets see visions of a new heaven and a new earth. Isaiah condemns his listeners because they did not respond to God’s call, so they will experience judgment, not the promised blessing. Instead, the blessing … Continue reading
Posted in conditional immortality, eternal life, faithfulness, hope, resurrection
Tagged Isaiah 65, Revelation 21, Revelation 22
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the dead who die in the Lord
Rev. 14. John in exile on Patmos had much time to reflect. He thought about the choices that he had made in his life, and the results of those choices. When he had the choice to give in to the … Continue reading
the servant who laboured in vain
Isaiah 49:1-7. Here is a prediction of a peculiar type. The prophet looks into the future and sees a man who was formed by the LORD in his mother’s womb (5) and called and named while in the womb (1). … Continue reading
to be like a tree
Job 14:7-15. Job is depressed by the limitations of his mortal life. He imagines what it would be like if he were like a tree. Even after it is cut down, there is hope that the stump might sprout again … Continue reading
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