October 24, 2023… Don’t Lose Heart …

October 24, 2023… Don’t Lose Heart   …   

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Steven Curtis Chapman singing …  Don’t Lose Heart …  Powerfully singing of how we Christians can see hope in Christ in spite of the challenges of our lives. 

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Highlight Passage: … 2Corinthians 4:16 [NLT] … 16 That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day.. 

…  Paul teaches the truth of our hope in Christ sustaining us in spite of our mortal weaknesses.            

Highlight Passage (Context): … 2Corinthians 4:16-18 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK …  

… The Apostle Paul encourages fellow Christians about how our relationship with Christ giving us hope in the face of the troubles of this world and our lives.   

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Reference Passage: … Psalms 23:4 [NLT] … 4 Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for You are beside me.  Your rod and Your staff protect me and comfort me.   

… King David sings of follow our Lord, our Good Shepherd, who will protect believers in all situations and trials. 

Reference Passage </u>: … Proverbs 3:5-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God, thru Solomon, shows believers that our trust in God leads us to His way rather than failing when we take our own, selfish, way. 

Reference Passage </u>: … Luke 6:45 [NLT] … 45 A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.   

… Jesus teach truth about what flows from a good and pure heart.   

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 how all things work for the good for those who love and follow the Lord in life.        

Reference Passage </u>: … Philippians 1:6 [NLT] … 6 And I am certain that God, Who began the good work within you, will continue His work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.   

… God’s word and His Spirit, thru Paul, promises to complete His good and glorious transformation in us before Jesus returns.  

                                                                              

My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Cindy Hess Kasper  … AT THIS LINK …   tells of her mother, dealing with the ravages of severe diabetes, fighting kidney disease and loss of sight, … yet, she never lost hope and remained a powerful prayer warrior all her troubled life.  

And if we take in the linked song, with Steven Curtis Chapman singing of the hope we have in Christ, and we meditate on the encouraging and positive Scriptures above, I hope my readers are as uplifted as I am this morning, KNOWING that our Lord promises to lift us up, … especially when we walk thru the deep valleys of trouble in our lives.   

 

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for giving me Your hope, Lord, … especially when we encounter the trials and troubles of life.                                       

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to know that You, Lord, are with us, lifting us up, during the trials of our lives.  … Amen

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