June 28, 2024 … Hope in Our Future …

June 28, 2024 … Hope in Our Future   …      

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from The Heritage Singers, singing God Will Take Care of You … poignantly singing of how our God promises to  take care of our needs.

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<b><u>Highlight Passage </u>: … Isaiah 41:18  [NLT] … </b>

<i>   18 I will open up rivers for them on the high plateaus. I will give them fountains of water in the valleys. I will fill the desert with pools of water..   </i>          

…  God’s people find hope for their thirst in the provision of God.                                                                         

<b><u>Highlight Passage (in context) </u> … Isaiah 41:17:20 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … </b> 

… God’s promise, thru Isiah, that He, The Lord, will provide waters of hope for the future of God’s people.                                                                                                  

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Reference Passage: … Proverbs 16:9, 33  [NLT] … USE THIS  LINK …  

… We may plan or cast our lots; but it God who determines our future. 

Reference Passage: … Jeremiah 29:11  [NLT] …  

11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.  

… God, thru the Prophet Jeremiah, promises a future of hope for God’s chosen people. 

Reference Passage: … Matthew 6:25-34 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …   

… Jesus teaches His followers not to fear about the future, … not to worry about our lives.       

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.   

…  The Apostle Paul confidently assures fellow Christians that God will work ALL THINGS for the good of those who love God and are surrendered for His purposes. 

Reference Passage: … Philippians 2:21, 4:19  [NLT] … USE THIS  LINK … 

… Paul also shows that God will provide for the needs of those who care about what Jesus wants for them (us)

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Monica La Rose -  AT THIS LINK  -  told about a business man, Burnell Colton, after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2014 in New Orleans, opened a grocery store to show the people that there was hope for their future.         

And when things seem at their worst, God is ALWAYS there to show His people that He promises a future hope in providing for the needs of His chosen people.   Do you, fellow Christian, believe what God says in His word (see Scriptures above)?   Because if we do, we have hope in the midst of any of life’s challenges!  But if we don’t see and believe God’s word, we will die from desperation.  Personally, I’m going for what God says!  … How about  you?    

         

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for showing me that you ALWAYS care for and provide for my needs. 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I’m praying today that those who read with me here will join me to surrender to Your promises for our well being, Lord..   …Amen

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