Month: October 2025

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! 1 John 3:1a NIV *** “We are children, perhaps, at the very moment when we know that it is as children that God loves us—not because we have deserved his love and not…

May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 NIV *** Hope works in these ways: it looks for the good in people instead of harping on the worst; it discovers…

Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob,whose hope is in the Lord their God.Psalm 146:5 NIV *** “Hope is the feeling we have that the feeling we have is not permanent.” Mignon McLaughlin *** Be strong and take heart,all you who hope in the Lord.Psalm 31:24 NIV *** God’s reckless grace is our greatest hope.Timothy Keller ***…

Life is filled with things you don’t expect, but the Bible tells us to respond by trusting God and continuing to worship him.Laura Story *** Though I sit in darkness,the Lord will be my light …He will bring me out into the light;I will see his righteousness.Micah 7:8b, 9b NIV *** And no matter how great the…

💡 I’m a lightbulb—always bright, unless I’m burned out.💡 I’m a lightbulb—hot under pressure, cool in the socket.💡 I’m a lightbulb—people only notice me when I go out.💡 I’m a lightbulb—I shine brighter when surrounded by darkness.💡 I’m a lightbulb—I get replaced when I stop working.💡 I’m a lightbulb—people expect me to be on all…

“Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket,…

“Arise, shine, for your light has come,    and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.See, darkness covers the earth    and thick darkness is over the peoples,but the Lord rises upon you    and his glory appears over you.Isaiah 60:1-2 NIV *** [God] is able to take your life, with all of the heartache, all of the pain, all of the regret, all of the missed opportunities, and…