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Walk In His Strength

But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint (Isaiah 40:31).

Life can feel like a relentless race, with moments of sprinting forward and others where we’re barely trudging along, weighed down by challenges. Isaiah 40:31 offers a lifeline: when we place our hope in the LORD, He renews our strength. This isn’t about summoning more willpower or pushing through on our own. It’s about trusting God to provide the endurance we need to face every season.

The Hebrew word for “hope,” qavah, implies an expectant waiting—a confident reliance on God’s faithfulness. This kind of hope transforms us, enabling us to rise above weariness and walk steadily in His power. The imagery in this verse is vivid: soaring like eagles, running without exhaustion, walking without fainting. Eagles don’t flap frantically; they glide effortlessly on wind currents. Similarly, God invites us to lean into His Spirit, letting His strength carry us. This promise doesn’t mean we’ll never face fatigue or trials, but that God’s power sustains us through them. When we anchor our hope in Him, we tap into a divine reservoir of resilience that is far beyond our human limits.

Consider Maria, a single mother juggling work, parenting, and her faith. One evening, overwhelmed and on the verge of giving up, she prayed, “LORD, I can’t do this alone.” In that moment of surrender, she felt a profound sense of quiet peace. Over time, she began to notice small ways God provided—strength for the day, a kind word from a friend, or an unexpected solution. Maria’s story reminds us that hoping in God isn’t passive; it’s an active choice to trust Him, moment by moment.

What are you facing today? Are you running, walking, or barely crawling? Place your hope in the LORD. Wait expectantly for His strength. He will lift you up, sustain you, and guide your steps, empowering you to soar through life’s challenges with His grace.

Dear Heavenly Father, that You for Your grace that not only sustains, but lifts me up and carries me. Thank You for Your steadfast love, and for Your faithfulness. Teach me how to soar like eagles and run like champions and walk without exhaustion. In Jesus’ Name I pray, amen.

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Find His Way

John 3:16-17

[16]  For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him.

Something that I recently realized, that I hadn’t before is that many people have an issue with Christianity because they have an issue with forgiveness. I’ve heard many people point out that in Christianity anyone can be forgiven no matter how evil or wicked they are. They could spend their whole lives being a cruel and truly evil person but of they repent and follow Jesus, then they’re good. This upsets or puts off many people from Christianity because they see it as wrong and unjust, but here’s the thing, no one deserves salvation that’s why it is a free gift from God given to us by grace.

See, this will only be a turn-off to you if you don’t understand that you are just as lost and just as evil as the entire world. We are all born with sin. Filled with sin and deserving of Hell. But God in His infinite wisdom and love made a way for us through His Son Jesus Christ, so that we might all have an opportunity to be saved.

See, when Jesus died on the cross and killed sin, He didn’t just take away some of the sin, He took away all of the sin. He didn’t pick and choose ones that He felt were worthy of forgiveness because no sin is worthy of forgiveness. If we sin in one area we are guilty of sinning in every area. God doesn’t measure evil the way we do. He isn’t bound by our human finite understanding. His ways are greater than our ways and His thoughts are greater than our thoughts.

If we would remove our own self-righteous pride and look at ourselves through the eyes of God we would be able to see that we are all tainted and consumed by sin, unworthy of His mercy and grace, but because we are all His creation and we are all loved by Him, He gives each of us an opportunity to be forgiven and washed clean of our sin.

It’s like a loving parent. No matter what your child has done, you will love them. You’ll try to find a way to forgive them. A way to make things right again. Why? Love. Love will find a way, and if there is none, it will make one.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Find His Way.

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Be Reconciled

Genesis 11:1-9

[1] Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. [2] And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. [3] And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar. [4] Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.” [5] And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of man had built. [6] And the Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. [7] Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another’s speech.” [8] So the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. [9] Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth. And from there the Lord dispersed them over the face of all the earth.

When it comes to Pentecost, we usually just associate it with Acts 2, but there’s so much more to Pentecost than just Acts 2. Pentecost was the founding and establishing of the Church. The body of Christ. It was the bringing together of many nations to create one people, unified together with one mind and goal, to build the Kingdom of God. As God poured out His Spirit and gave birth to His Church, He undid the division at Babel.

At Babel, humanity unified together to try to ascend to heaven in their own power and strength. They built a tower, not to reach God in worship, but to make a name for themselves. They tried to invade heaven out of pride, as if to make themselves like gods. Around 2000 years later, God unified mankind and elevated them spiritually to sit with Him in Heaven. What mankind tried to achieve at Babel, God gave to those willing to follow Him.

God doesn’t reward the prideful nor does He punish the humble. When the 120 got together in the Upper Room unified in obedience to Christ Jesus, God descended from on high and dwelt with them and in them. He sealed them with His Holy Spirit together as one people and spiritually elevated them, undoing the punishment of Babel.

God doesn’t forget our previous mistakes or punishments. He remembers them and always gives us a way to undo them. As long as there is breath in our lungs, there is hope for restoration. There is hope for reconciliation to God.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Be Reconciled. 

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Don’t Write Off

John 3:16-17,

[16]  For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him.

Have you noticed that in comics, movies, books, etc, that no villain was born evil? Each villain had just one really catastrophic, life-changing event that they couldn’t come back from. One tragedy that consumed them. The Joker, in The Batman (2004 animated series), famously said:

All it takes is one really rough day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That’s how far the world is from where I am. Just one really rough day.

As Christians, it’s extremely difficult to write people off as just a nuisance, useless, or a villain. It’s easy to just look at them as a hopeless cause not even worth trying to help. But this isn’t the message of the Gospel, this is the lies of the enemy.

No one is born a monster. Monsters are created by consuming circumstances. In the world, it is hopeless, but with Christ nothing is impossible. He breaks every chain. He frees every jailed soul. The world may see a hopeless, useless, villain, but God sees a soul He has created for a purpose.

Therefore, don’t look at people without compassion. Don’t label them as the world does. Share with them the love of God in hope that a seed may be planted and grow into a tree of faith.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Don’t Write Off.

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Let Hope Fuel You

Mark 5:25-29

[25] And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, [26] and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. [27] She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. [28] For she said, “If I touch even His garments, I will be made well.” [29] And immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease.

You know what blows my mind about this story? She didn’t speak. She didn’t ask. She didn’t scream. Shout. Beg. Cry out. Nothing. She simply reached out in hope. She hoped with all that was in her. She didn’t know Let Hope Fuel You if it would work, yet she still tried.

Her faith was in her action powered by her hope. Sometimes we may not even fully believe it will work, but as long as we reach out in hope that little mustard seed of faith will be rewarded.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Let Hope Fuel You.

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Abundant Life Pt. 3: Life To The Full

10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. ~ John 10:10

Jesus is the Good Shepherd who laid down His life for us, His sheep. Pause and consider this truth: if Jesus willingly sacrificed everything so that we might have eternal life, will He not also provide for our needs? Will He not respond to the desperate cries of our hearts when we cry out in faith? Of course, He will. His sacrifice on the cross wasn’t just to secure our eternal salvation—it was to ensure we could experience life in its fullness, a life marked by His provision, care, and abundance right here and right now in this life. He promises an abundant life.

Let me share a story about a young woman from Iran whose story proves this truth. Her mother was a moderate Christian, and her father was a non-practicing Muslim. After her mother’s death, she veered off course—spiraling out of control, she began drinking and sleeping around. By her early adulthood, she was an unmarried mother of two, burdened by the consequences of her choices. Her reckless lifestyle strained her relationship with her family. Her stepmother eventually gave her father an ultimatum: “It’s her or me.” Her father told her she had to leave. With nowhere to go, she and her children ended up homeless, hungry, and sleeping in a park.

At her lowest point, she felt utterly defeated. She went to her daughter’s grandparents and told them she was considering placing her daughter in an orphanage in hopes that it might give her child a better chance. The girl’s grandparents stepped in and told her she could stay there with them instead.

Eventually, the young woman found a job and rented a small apartment, scraping by to rebuild her life. But food remained scarce, and desperation crept back in. One day, she remembered a Bible she’d been given years earlier—a rare treasure in her country, valuable enough to sell for a decent sum, perhaps enough to buy groceries. Yet she hesitated. The man who had given her the Bible had said, “If you don’t need it, give it away for free, just as you received it for free.” Convicted by those words, she decided to keep it.

Hungry and hopeless, she opened the Bible and read the story about Jesus and His disciples in John 21. The disciples had fished all night but had caught nothing, and now they were returning exhausted. Jesus called out from the shore, “Do you have any fish?” They replied, “No.” Yet when they reached the shore, He had breakfast waiting—broiled fish and bread, a meal prepared by His own hands. A surge of anger and despair welled up in her. “You had Jesus,” she accused the disciples silently, “but who do I have? Who cares for me?”

That same morning, still hungry, she arrived at work. Near her desk sat two potatoes and some food—no one was around. When her coworker arrived, she asked, “Where did this come from?” Her coworker smiled and said, “I put it there. We don’t have much ourselves, but we wanted to share with you.” In that moment, she saw it: Jesus was with her, just as He was with His disciples, providing through unexpected hands.

Jesus came that we might have life—abundant life. He’s our Good Shepherd, our Provider, our unfailing resource. The thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy, but Jesus offers hope, a future, and provision beyond our imagination. Hebrews 13:5 echoes His promise: “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” That woman’s potatoes weren’t just food—they were a sign of His care, a whisper of the abundant life He died to give us. When we’re at our lowest, He’s still near, meeting needs in ways we might miss if we don’t look for Him. So, trust Him today. Ask boldly. The Good Shepherd who gave His life for you won’t hold back what you need to thrive.

Father, thank You that no matter how desperate my life might become, no matter how hopeless my circumstances may seem, You are there with me. You are always by my side. Thank you for giving us life to the full, LORD Jesus. Help me never to lose hope no matter the situation or the circumstance because I know there is a greater reward, an even more abundant life coming in eternity. In Jesus’ name, I pray, amen.

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Touching Jesus

17 And He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, 18 who came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases. And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. 19 And all the crowd sought to touch Him, for power came out from Him and healed them all ~ Luke 6:17-19

Jesus spent the night before praying all night long. Then the next morning, He chose from among His disciples the twelve apostles. After choosing them, He came down off of the mountain to a level place where a great crowd of His disciples and a multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon had all come out to hear Him preach and to be healed of their diseases. The Spirit of God was so strong in the place that power was coming out of Jesus and healing the people. Unclean spirits were being cast out, and the people were jostling each other to get to Him so that they might touch Him so that they too might be healed.

Maybe this is where the woman with the issue of blood got the idea. Maybe she said to herself, if it worked for those people, it will work for me. So, if I can just touch the hem of His garment, I will be healed. She kept encouraging herself with those words and reminding herself that it happened once, it can happen again for her.

There is a song that we used to sing entitled Touching Jesus. The chorus goes like this:

Touching Jesus is all that matters
Then your life will never be the same;
There is only one way to touch Him,
Just believe when you call on His name.

We can no longer touch Jesus physically, but we can still touch Him spiritually. When we reach out by faith and touch just the hem of His garment, we will get what we need. Whether it is healing from our diseases, or peace of mind, or freedom from tormenting spirits. Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He will never change, and He will never leave us forsaken. So, reach out and touch Jesus today through faith and be healed.

Heavenly Father, teach me to touch Your Son, Jesus Christ, through faith. Teach me Your ways so that I might know You more intimately. Thank you, LORD Jesus, that You never change. Right now, I claim my healing by faith in the mighty and powerful Name of Jesus, the Son of the Living God. In Jesus’ name, I pray, amen.

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Become A Beacon of Hope

10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. ~ John 10:10NIV

When I watch a TV Show or a Movie, it’s impossible for me to watch them without comparing it to our lives and the Bible. For instance, in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 when Harry Osborn becomes the Green Goblin and he realizes that Spider-Man is actually Peter Parker, he states:

You don’t give people hope. You take it away. I’m gonna take away yours.

Then he goes after Gwen Stacy, Peter’s love. Gwen dies by the end of the scene, and Peter essentially loses all ambition to live. He stops being Spider-Man, so crime increases in the city, and hope decreases. Then he listens to Gwen’s graduation speech that she gave him before she died.

It’s easy to feel hopeful on a beautiful day like today, but there will be dark days ahead of us, too, and there’ll be days where you feel all alone, and that’s when hope is needed most. We have to be greater than what we suffer. My wish for you, is to become hope. People need that.

As Christians, we share hope with others. We lead others to the hope of Eternal Life with Christ Jesus, our LORD and Savior. We bear each other’s burdens and pray for each other’s strength. We lift up, and, in many instances, we are people who others look time, especially in times of trouble, even if we don’t realize it.

The Green Goblin’s goal was to destroy Spider-Man, and by taking away his hope, he did. The Devil’s goal is to destroy the Bride of Christ. He will take away anything and everything he can in order to destroy our hope. Because if he can destroy our hope, then no longer will we be the light of the world. No longer will we be laborers in the field. No longer will we be a beacon of hope for another person. As long as there are Christians on this earth praying, fasting, evangelizing, and discipling, there is hope.

Don’t let the enemy steal your hope. If you weren’t important, he’d never come after you. He’d never attack you. He would just leave you be. But you are important. You’re a threat to the kingdom of darkness because the God of all creation not only knows you by name but dwells in you, with you, and through you.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Become A Beacon of Hope.

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Start A New

Isaiah 43:18-19 CSB

[18] “Do not remember the past events; pay no attention to things of old. [19] Look, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.

2024 has come to an end, and today, we begin 2025. So many of us will start this year out strong. We’ll set goals and resolutions for the year. We’ll start reading our Bible, going to the gym, etc. but sadly, by February, we’re done. Our goals, aspirations, and resolutions for the drift away and we fall back into the same routine of previous years that kept us from reaching our goals or achieving our aspirations/resolutions. Nevertheless, let us start this New Year with hope.

The hope that this year, 2025, will be the year that we achieve and succeed. The year that we grow and flourish. Let us not be discouraged by the past years, for the LORD will make a new creation out of any willing soul. What do we need to do? Cling to hope and be fueled by determination. It’s not enough to want to achieve and reach new heights. We have to strive for it. We have to work to achieve it. Therefore, start this New Year off right, dedicating it to God, so that He might make the whole year blessed.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Start A New.

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Seek The God of Hope

2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. 3 And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. 4 And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay. 5 And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, 7 “Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 8 And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you question these things in your hearts? 9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise, take up your bed and walk’? 10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic— 11 “I say to you, rise, pick up your bed, and go home.” 12 And he rose and immediately picked up his bed and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!” ~ Mark 2:2-12

Let me start by setting the scene for you. Jesus had been gone for a while; you could say He was on a preaching tour throughout Galilee and had just gotten back home to Capernaum. No doubt, all the people in His hometown had heard about all the great things He had done on His tour. Lepers were cleansed. The sick were all healed. The demons were cast out. The oppressed were set free. All kinds of various diseases were all healed.

At the very least, their curiosity was piqued, so much so that there was no more room left in the house, not even at the door. The crowd pressed against the door and then stretched out into the yard. Everyone was straining to hear what Jesus was saying.

In other words, the yard was filled with eager listeners. They probably crowded around the windows, if for nothing else but to hear and hopefully get a quick glimpse of Jesus. Jesus was preaching the word to them. Explaining Scripture like no one else did or no one else could. For Jesus taught with authority, not like the Scribes and Pharisees, but like one having authority.

When suddenly, a group of people entered the scene, trying to barge their way in carrying a man lying on his bedroll, but to no avail. The crowd was just too many. Everyone was bunched up together, hanging on every word Jesus said. There was simply no way to get in. They could not even get close to the door.

Then, one of them had a harebrained idea. Let us climb up on the roof, remove all the tiles, and let him down in front of Jesus. What? Are you mad? Climb up on the roof, tear the tiles off, and dig a hole through the roof big enough to let him down through it on his stretcher? Yes, came the reply. Okay, sounds good to me. Let’s do it.

There was no back-and-forth discussion about who’s gonna fix the roof. Or whose expense it will be to fix the roof. Their only thought was to get their friend in front of the only one who gave them hope. That was Jesus.

See, these friends understood that even when everything seems completely hopeless, there’s always hope in Jesus. If you can just get to Jesus, hope can be found. Why? Because Jesus is the God of possible. What seems impossible, He makes possible. Where there is no way, He makes a way. Therefore, no matter what is going on in your life or your loved ones’ lives, if you can just get to Jesus, you will have hope.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Seek The God of Hope.

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