Category: Hope For The Hopeless

¹⁸ Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. ¹⁹ Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. ~ Isaiah 43:18-19

Today is New Year’s Day. Last night we symbolically laid the Old Year to rest. Today is a fresh and new opportunity to correct the errors and make right the wrongs.

God admonished us through the prophet Isaiah not to remember the former things anymore. Don’t dwell on the hurt. Don’t dwell on the missed opportunities, neither dwell on the heartaches and pain of the past. For God, our God is doing a new thing.

He will make a way where, just last year, did not seem to be a way. When you walk through the dry and arid desert, where no water is, God will bring forth streams of water to quench your thirst.

When you are feeling lonely, lo, He will be right beside you. Never will He leave you, and never will He forsake you. But He will take your hand to strengthen you.

Reach out to Him in the spiritual right now. Let Him lead and guide you to places you’ve never been and to heights you’ve never soared before. This is your year. Keep on trusting. Keep on hoping in the LORD, and He will deliver you, and set your feet on the King’s Highway!

Father, thank You for new beginnings. Thank You for new opportunities. Thank You for all Your promises to me. Yours is the truth, and Yours is the way. Help me to keep trusting and let my faith not dwindle. In Jesus’ name, amen.

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³⁵ As they were emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his pouch of silver! When they and their father saw the money pouches, they were frightened. ³⁶ Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my children. Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more, and now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is against me!” ~ Genesis 42:35-36^NIV

The saying goes, ‘It’s always darkest just before the light.’ Jacob found himself in this very position. Everything that could go wrong, had gone wrong.

His favorite son, from his favorite wife, was dead, at least from his perspective. They were in a worldwide famine, and Egypt was the only country with grain. The ruler of Egypt was holding one of his sons, Simeon. And to make matters worse, he wanted Jacob’s youngest son by his now dead, favorite wife whom he really loved before he would sell them any more grain.

Jacob cried, ‘Everything is against me,’ as his head fell into his hands. ‘Everything is against me.’

But what he forgot was that God was for him. God was working everything out for him. God was planning on giving back double for his trouble. Not only would he see his dead son, Joseph, alive again, but he would see Joseph’s two sons as well. Something he never thought possible.

So, in this New Year, remember that God specializes in the impossible. Things that you thought were lost will be found. Things you thought were dead and burned will be raised up. God can do exceedingly, abundantly above that which we can ask or think.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Believe God for the impossible this New Year.

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¹⁴ And this is the confidence that we have toward Him, that if we ask anything according to His will He hears us. ¹⁵ And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of Him. ~ 1 John 5:14–15

Jesus came so that He could supply all of our needs on a personal level. From the establishing of the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost), God provided a way for the poor and for the Gentiles to receive some of the harvest. Today, Jesus has paved the way so that we can go directly to God for our needs. There is no longer a divide between people. There are no longer any of us that has to pick up the scraps; instead, every one of us is now equal in the sight of God.

So, if you need something from Jesus, find it in Scripture and believe Him for it. The faith the size of a mustard seed, even though it is the smallest of seeds, is enough to move a mighty mountain because of Pentecost. And this is Pentecost Sunday, a time for signs, wonders, miracles, and many acts of healings. Come receive yours.

Do you want to partake in the gleanings of the fields? Come to Jesus. He is waiting for you with arms wide open. Let your first miracle be the miracle of the New Birth. Listen, we might be God’s enemies, but God is NOT our enemy. He loves us and wants everyone to be saved. It is not His will that any perish.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Partake in the Gleanings.

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¹¹ For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly. ~ Psalms 84:11

It’s easy to take our eyes off of the hope of the return of Christ and focus on a world that’s filled with gloom, dread, and hopelessness. There’s so much hate, division. Lying, stealing, and cheating. There’s fearmongering and deceit. Sickness and disease.

Fear of the day and fear of the night. Rising prices, lower wages. It seems like every day, the price of gasoline is rising. In with the new and out with the old has caused people to lose hope. It feels almost impossible to focus on the coming of Christ when the world seems to only get worse. When we’ve hoped for the return of Christ for over 2,000 years, it feels as if God has forgotten His people, but is that true? Has God forgotten us?

No matter how long the night feels, we always have the hope that the sun will rise in the morning, on time. It won’t be delayed, nor will it forget; we have hope that the sun will rise every morning. God is our sun. The night feels long. It feels like it may never end, but our joy is coming in the morning. Our joy is on the way. We know that Christ will return. We know that Christ will not be late, nor will He be hindered from His return.

Peace. Love Go Forth and Hold To The Blessed Hope.

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“Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double.” ~ Zechariah 9:12

How fitting is it that the name Zechariah means “God remembers.” Although some of the exiles had returned and Zerubbabel rebuilt the Temple, Israel was still in captivity. But in the midst of broken dreams and oppression, God said, “Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope…” This means that despite the chaos and confusion of unfulfilled hope, people still had hope that their God would relent and restore their fortunes. Their hope was not wasted, for God said He would restore double.

Look at how the NLT translates it:

Come back to the place of safety, all you prisoners who still have hope! I promise this very day that I will repay two blessings for each of your troubles.

Zechariah 9:12 NLT

Where is the place of safety? It is God. Who are the prisoners of hope? The people who still held on to their hope in the LORD. Now God is saying, “Get ready, my people, for your time has come, and I am about ready to repay double for your trouble.”

This is the year 2021. I believe God is saying to a lot of prisoners of hope, All that you’ve lost. All that was stolen from you. All that you unknowingly gave away, I am about to restore all that to you, but not only that, I am going to double it. Give you back twice as much.

Are you a prisoner of hope? Although your dreams look like they are dead and there is no light at the end of your tunnel, are you still holding on to hope? Keep on believing, and let 2021 be your year. Let it be the year your hope is fulfilled, and all your dreams come true.

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for Your promises. Thank you that you do not leave us nor forsake us, but you come to us in our time of trouble, and you restore us in our time of need. I pray for every reader today that this year, 2021, will be a year of restoration and hope reborn. Let dreams be fulfilled, and prayers answered in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” ~ Romans 15:13

Paul refers to God as the God of hope. Often times we search for hope in other places, our friends, our family, other peoples’ stories, and I’m not saying those things are bad, but why not go straight to the source? Why not go straight to God?

When you go straight to God, you’re believing Him and putting your trust in Him. When you do that, He can then give you peace and joy when things go wrong because your faith has grown. Once that happens, then your mindset will change, the way you see the world will change, the way you react to situations will change because you no longer see the glass half empty; you see it half full. You see the world through hopeful eyes.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Abound In Hope.

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³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to His great mercy, He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, ~ 1 Peter 1:3

Every day brings new hope. Every new year brings even greater and more wonderful hope. 2020 was filled with its ups and downs, but we have a living hope that can never be taken away from us. A living hope that we can never be cheated out of. Our living hope is Eternal Life with our resurrected savior Jesus Christ.

One day He will wipe every tear from our eyes, and we will reign with Him for a thousand years. One day we will be enjoy God’s perfect peace and rest. Until then, let us strive to make every day and every new year, especially 2021, another chance to better ourselves and the world around us.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Hold To Our Living Hope.

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“⁶ For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. ⁷ Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon His kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.” ~ Isaiah 9:6-7

The prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, wrote this prophecy, as he was moved by the Spirit of God some 700 years before the birth of Jesus. In the midst of rebellion and insurrection against God and fear of invasion from their enemies because of idolatry, God had a plan to redeem not only Israel but all mankind by sending a Savior. But not only a Savior, but God Himself. How do I know that for sure? Look again at the verse above. Isaiah boldly proclaims that one of this Savior’s Names is Mighty God. That is truly amazing, since God, through Moses in Deuteronomy 6:4 said: “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.”

Who is this Savior or Messiah? Jesus Christ of Nazareth. The One who was born 2000 years ago and who was crucified for the sins of mankind, who rose from the dead on the third day and is seated at the right hand of the Father. What’s more, He is coming back again, and soon. Praise the LORD!

Father, thank you for sending Jesus to die on the Cross. I pray that the eyes of doubters will be opened and harden hearts repent. That they may receive that very first Christmas present, The Presence of God. In Jesus’ name, amen.

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