August 26 2023 … Hopefulness - Even In Horror …

Berry Patch Devotions in 2023 - Day 239 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from The Gettys and Michael W Smith singing … Christ Our Hope in Life and Death … poignantly singing of how, no matter what we go thru, including death, …  we can - and should - put all our hope in Christ, Who died to save us from our humanity.   

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Highlight Passage: … Psalm 22:22 [NLT] … 

22   I will proclaim Your name to my brothers and sisters.  I will praise You among your assembled people.. </i>

… When the friends of Jesus saw Him weeping for Lazarus, they knew of His love for him.                                                                           

Highlight Passage (Context): … Psalm 22:14-24 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK …  

… King David sings prophetically of the suffering of Jesus from His torture and crucifixion, yet His testimony of David’s hope in his Messiah.                                                                           .     

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Reference Passage: … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… We can - and MUST - trust in our Lord with all our hearts, no manger what we face in life.  

Reference Passage: … Romans 8:28 [NLT] …  

28 And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.   

…  Paul teaches fellow Christians truth about our Lord causing EVERYTHING to work for the good of those who live according to God’s purposes.              

Reference Passage: … Hebrews 10:24 [NLT] …  

24 Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works    

…  We Christians should come together to lift one another up in the hope we have in Christ. 

Reference Passage: … Hebrews 11:1 [NLT] …  

1 Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.    

…  Our faith in Christ provides us with all our hope, even when we cannot see what is ahead.     

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 5:7 [NLT] …  

7 Give your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you. 

… The Apostle Peter encourages fellow Christians to give ALL there (our) cares and worries over to our God, Who loves and cares for all those who are surrendered to follow Him.      

                                                                                                                                         

My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Arthur Jackson  … AT THIS LINK …  related a story about Latriece, who was invited to introduce herself to her new church; and when she gave her brief testimony, the congregation was astounded to learn of Latriece’s faith and hope in Christ in spite of losing her entire family of seven in a Kentucky tornado.   

We, as born-again believers, we may not have stories of faith and trust in God as drastic in our loss as Latriece’s; but prayerfully we all have put our hope and trust - COMPLETELY -  in our Lord so that when we have trials or troubles in life, we can give testimony that we know the truth of the Scriptures above.    

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for being my Hope in the trials of life.  

My Prayer Toda: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to trust in You, Lord, with ALL our hearts, no matter what we will face today.      … AMEN 

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