Dr. Kim Riddlebarger comments on Job 17, our Bible reading passage today: Because of his glimmer of hope and because he has faith in the God of the promise (however, weak that faith may be), Job knows his friends cannot help him. This is why his hope is in God. As Job’s mood swings widely, even to … More Glimmer of hope and faith
Today we come to Hebrews 6:1-2 in our read-through-the-Bible plan. Here is encouragement from John Piper, in a sermon, “The Full Assurance of Hope” There is a fight to be fought in the Christian life. There is a kind of effort and earnestness. Laziness and sluggishness are not the way to live. But the direct … More Don’t get the focus wrong.
From our reading in Psalm 38 today: But for you, O Lord, do I wait; it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer. C. H. Spurgeon on Psalm 38:15 Hope in God’s intervention, and belief in the power of prayer, are two most blessed stays to the soul in time of adversity. Turning … More Wait and hope in God
Dr. Kim Riddlebarger comments on Job 17: Because of his glimmer of hope and because he has faith in the God of the promise (however, weak that faith may be), Job knows his friends cannot help him. This is why his hope is in God. As Job’s mood swings widely, even to the point of despair as … More Glimmer of hope and faith
John Piper, in a sermon, “The Full Assurance of Hope” There is a fight to be fought in the Christian life. There is a kind of effort and earnestness. Laziness and sluggishness are not the way to live. But the direct focus of the fight is not first on serving or first working or first … More Don’t get the focus wrong.
But for you, O Lord, do I wait; it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer. C. H. Spurgeon on Psalm 38:15 Hope in God’s intervention, and belief in the power of prayer, are two most blessed stays to the soul in time of adversity. Turning right away from the creature to the sovereign Lord … More Wait and hope in God
Dr. Kim Riddlebarger comments on Job 17: Because of his glimmer of hope and because he has faith in the God of the promise (however, weak that faith may be), Job knows his friends cannot help him. This is why his hope is in God. As Job’s mood swings widely, even to the point of despair as … More Glimmer of hope and faith
John Piper, in a sermon, “The Full Assurance of Hope” There is a fight to be fought in the Christian life. There is a kind of effort and earnestness. Laziness and sluggishness are not the way to live. But the direct focus of the fight is not first on serving or first working or first … More Don’t get the focus wrong.
In our Bible passage in Romans today: For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. —Romans 15:4 John Piper says that there are three three truths from Romans 15:4 All the Scriptures are for our instruction. All the … More Not just a few crumbs a day
“And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you. —Psalm 39:7 ESV From Charles Spurgeon’s comments on Psalm 39, The Treasury of David: My hope is in thee. The Lord is self existent and true, and therefore worthy of the confidence of men; he will live when all … More Nothing will be able to stand but that which has the lasting element of faith in God to cement it.
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