Over the course of a few short weeks, what appears hopelessly dead comes to live.
Bleak woodlands are transformed into colorful landscapes.
Trees whose naked arms reached to heaven all winter, as if pleading to be clothed, suddenly are adorned with lacy green gowns.
In Scripture, we read about some apparently hopeless situations. One example is that of a wealthy man named Job whom God described as having integrity Job 2:3.
Disaster struck and Job lost everything important to him. In misery, he said, "My days are...spent without hope" 7:6.
What appeared to Job and his friends as evidence that God had turned against him was just the opposite. God was so confident of Job's integrity that He trusted him in this battle with Satan.
Later, Job's hope and life were renewed.
The faithful arrival of spring every year comforts me when I'm in a situation that seems hopeless. With God, there is no such thing.
No matter how bleak the landscape of life may look, God can transform it into a glorious garden of color and fragrance."
Prayer for today:
"Dear God, we pray for faith anew,
for greater trust in all we do,
for hope that never knows defeat,
for victory at Thy mercy seat." - Brandt
"With God, there is hope
even in the most hopeless situation."
Our Daily Bread 4/18/13
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Our prayer challenge: If Satan can take NY, the rest of the nation will fall! But not if we stand up in prayer against him! The rest of the nation will follow what happens here.
Bible Verse today: Isaiah 12:2 "Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song: He also is become my salvation."
Our quote today: Bonnie Champagne –
“P R A Y E R .what a precious gift from our heavenly FATHER..
HIS SPIRIT....what a gift from our Savior JESUS CHRIST.
OUR LIVES...what a gift we give back to the FATHER.”
Bible Virtues to pray for your children: #29 Prayerfulness. "Grant, Lord, that my children's lives may be marked by prayerfulness, that they may learn to pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests" Eph. 6:18
Our thought today: We discover the purpose for our lives, when we find God's will for us.
Tomorrow’s post: #6 Of the Church Dr. R. A. Torrey
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