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Breaking News! I Can Live in Hope in Lonely Places
Hope: “to cherish a desire with expectation of fulfillment” (Webster). How do we hold on to that little four-letter word when we’re caught in a swirling current that threatens to drown us? The key is choosing a reliable foundation for our hope. Over many years I’ve collected Bible verses about hope. I can find these…
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Sufficient Grace for Today Includes Grace to Wait
There is absolutely no circumstance that can come into my life today for which there will not be sufficient grace. That truth brought assurance when I was in a barren place, crying out to God. What am I going to do? What are you going to do? He had given direction, but his intervention had…
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God Acts at His Appointed Time—and I Can Count on It
God acts at his appointed time. Since the beginning of the human story, God has been making promises and acting at his appointed time to fulfill them. The words appointed time always bring to mind one of my favorite biblical friends, Abram. He and his wife Sarai were aged and childless when the Lord called…