Whispering Hope

Lamentations 3:24-25 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.  . . . . [25] The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

God will never fail those who place their trust in Him, Isa. 49:23; Rom. 10:11.  

Not a single Word of any of His precious promises will ever fail to be honored by Him, Matt. 5:18; Psa. 119:89-90; Isa. 40:8.  

God knows where you are and what you are going through, Job 23:10.  He will not forsake you, but He will faithfully keep you and bring you out, in His time, Psa. 34:15-22.

That gives us hope.

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“Soft as the voice of an angel —  Breathing a lesson unheard — Hope with a gentle persuasion —Whispers her comforting word.

“Wait, till the darkness is over — Wait, till the tempest is done — Hope, for the sunshine tomorrow — After the shower is gone.

“Whispering hope — Oh how welcome Thy voice — Making my heart — In it’s sorrow rejoice.

“If in the dusk of the twilight — Dim be the region afar — Will not the deepening darkness — Brighten the glimmering star.

“Then when the night is upon us — Why should the heart sink away — When the dark midnight is over — Watch for the breaking of day.”

         Alice Hawthorne

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What A Friend We Have In Jesus

Child of God, pray with confidence. The Lord hears you when you cry unto Him.

When your heart is oppressed by life, come to the Lord with assurance, knowing that He knows you, Job 23:10; and He cares about you.

1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

He invites you to come to Him, Matt. 11:28. He has promised to hear you and help you when you do, Matt. 7:7-11.

Philippians 4:6-7 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.  . . . .  [7] And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

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“What a Friend we have in Jesus, —   All our sins and griefs to bear. — What a privilege to carry —   Everything to God in prayer. — O what peace we often forfeit, —  O what needless pain we bear, — All because we do not carry — Everything to God in prayer. 

“Have we trials and temptations? —   Is there trouble anywhere? — We should never be discouraged, —   Take it to the Lord in prayer. — Can we find a friend so faithful —  Who will all our sorrows share? — Jesus knows our every — weakness, —  Take it to the Lord in prayer. 

“Are we weak and heavy-laden, — Cumbered with a load of care? — Precious Savior, still our refuge -- — Take it to the Lord in prayer; — Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? — Take it to the Lord in prayer; — In His arms He'll take and shield thee, — Thou wilt find a solace there.”

       Joseph M. Scriven 

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Until You’ve Known The Love Of God

Philippians 2:9-11  Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:  . . . [10] That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;  . . . [11] And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

We are told that Jesus has been given “a name that is above every name”. What name is it? JESUS! At the mention of that simple name — 

Live’s have been altered; — Fevered brows have cooled; — Blinded eyes have opened; — Deaf ears have unstopped; — Sin’s shackles have fallen away; — Night has turned to day; — Defeat has been swallowed up in  victory; — Hope has replaced defeat; — Dead men have come to life; — Lost men have been found; — Devils have trembled; — Sinners have broken; — Saints have shouted; — Angels have bowed;

The Name Jesus is the sweetest Name ever to fall upon human ears. That Name is a cause for celebration in Heaven. 

That Name is what changed my life, opened my eyes and saved my soul. There’s Just Something About That Name.

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“If you could own all the world and it's money, — Build castles tall enough to reach the sky above; — If you could know everything there was to know about life's game, — Yet you've known nothing until you've known God and His love.

“Until you've known the loving hand that reaches down to a fallen man — And lifts him up from out of sin where he has trod; — Until you've known just how it feels to know that God is really real; — Then you've known nothing until you've known the love of God.

“If in your lifetime you could meet ev'rybody — And you could call every name from here to yon; — But if you've not come face to face with Jesus and His saving grace, — Then you've known no one until you've known God and His love.”

      "Rusty" Goodman and Elizabeth Charles

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How Big Is God?

When Jeremiah considers the work of God’s hands, he understands that he is serving a God with Whom nothing shall be impossible. 

Jeremiah 32:17  Ah Lord God ! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:

The heavens above us and the world around us declare the power and Person of God. His creation declares Him to be The God Of The Impossible.

Jeremiah 32:18 Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the Lord of hosts, is his name,

God is the God of grace, love, mercy, and provision. He is the God of miracles and power. He is the God Who moves heaven and earth, and suspends the very laws of nature, if necessary,to meet the needs of His children.”

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“Though man may strive to go beyond the reach of space — To crawl beyond the distant shim'ring stars. — This world's a room so small within my Master's house — The open sky's but a portion of His yard.

“How big is God? How big and wide His vast domain? — To try and tell, these lips can only start. — He's big enough to rule His mighty universe — Yet small enough to live within my heart

“As winter's chill may cause the tiny seed to fall; — To lie asleep till waked by summer's rain. — The heart grown cold will warm and throb with life anew — The Master's touch will bring the glow again.”

          Stuart Hamblen 

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