Category Archives: hope

rescue and reign

Luke 1:26-33 Luk 1:26 But in her sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee which was named Nazareth, Luk 1:27 to a virgin legally committed to marry to a man who was named … Continue reading

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a hand up and out

GOD WANTS TO RESCUE THE POOR Leviticus 25:35=38 Lev 25:35 “If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you will support him as though he were a foreign guest and a temporary resident, and he will live … Continue reading

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hope of recovery

THE POOR NEED HOPE Leviticus 25:23-28 Lev 25:23 “The land will not be sold in perpetuity, because the land is mine. Because you are guests and temporary residents with me. Lev 25:24 And in all the country you possess, you … Continue reading

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mystery in the mirror

1 Corinthians 13:11-13 1Co 13:11 When I was a minor, I spoke like a minor, I thought like a minor, I reasoned like a minor. When I became a man, I put aside the things associated with my having been … Continue reading

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bad break

THOSE WHO HAVE LOST ALL HOPE Ecclesiastes 5:13-17 13 I have noticed such a terribly wrong thing under the sun: treasures were being hoarded by their owner — even though it hurt him to do so, 14 then those treasures … Continue reading

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last miracle

HOW WILL YOU DIE? Mark 15:34-36 34 Then at the ninth hour Jesus cried in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”[1] which means, “My God, my God, why have you given up on me?”[2] 35 And some of the … Continue reading

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second rate

Isaiah 60:11-17 11 Your gates will always be open continuously; day and night they will not be shut, so that nations will bring you their wealth, with their kings leading them. 12 Because the nation and kingdom that will not … Continue reading

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restoring the glory

Isaiah 60:6-10 6 A crowd of camels will cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense, and will herald the praiseworthy actions of Yahveh as glad tidings. 7 … Continue reading

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deceptive assumptions

Isaiah 53:1-5 1 Who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of Yahveh been revealed? 2 Because he grew up like a stalk before him, and like a root from dry ground. He had no form and … Continue reading

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four looks at God

Isaiah 51:12-16 12 I — I am He — your encourager, Who are you — and you are afraid of man? he dies! And of Adam’s son — he is made of grass! 13 And you forget Yahveh your maker, … Continue reading

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