Devotional Song: … GO TO THIS LINK … Please take the time to take in a YouTube of there group Hillsong singing … Here I Am to Worship … poignantly singing of Christ being our light of hope so that we can worship Him no matter our circumstances.
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Highlight Verse[s]: Jeremiah 21:16 [NKJV] … 16 Thus says the Lord: … “Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears. For your work shall be rewarded, says the Lord, and they shall come back from the land of the enemy.
… In spite of disaster, destruction, and despair, God promises Jeremiah (and us) that He will restore and redeem His people.
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Highlight Passage [context]: Jeremiah 31:16-26 [NKJV]… USE THIS LINK …
… God promises His redemption and renewal … even in the face of destruction and despair.
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Reference Passage : … Psalm 119:105 [NKJV] … 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
… God always provides us with a light of hope to light our way out of the darkness of this world [see photo].
Reference Passage : … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NKJV] … USE THIS LINK …
… When all seems bleak, we are to trust in the Lord and let Him be our lead and hope.
Reference Passage : … John 16:33 [NKJV] … 33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
… Jesus acknowledges that we will have troubles; but He also declares that He is our hope, having overcome the world.
Reference Passage : … 1 Peter 5:6-7 [NKJV] …USE THIS LINK …
… When things seem bleak, we should cast our cares on a loving God.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Poh Fang Chia, uses an historical figure to compare with the despair felt by Jeremiah in the Bible to illustrate that God ALWAYS holds out hope for those who trust in Him. The ODB author writes … According to legend, Qu Yuan was a wise and patriotic Chinese government official who lived during the time known as the Warring States period (475–246 bc). It has been said that he tried repeatedly to warn his king about an impending threat that would destroy the country, but the king rejected his advice. Eventually, Qu Yuan was exiled. When he learned about the fall of his beloved country to the foe he had warned about, he ended his life.
Qu Yuan’s life resembles some aspects of the life of the prophet Jeremiah. He too served kings who scorned his warnings, and his country was ravaged. However, while Qu Yuan gave in to his despair, Jeremiah found genuine hope. Why the difference?
I’m sure any/all reading here can recall a time - perhaps even now - when things seemed bleak, … even hopeless. But in one of those dark times in Israel’s history, Jeremiah was reminded by God that He is our hope and the light to come out of the darkness.
And I pray that all reading here know that Jesus is our light … our hope … our future … if we but follow Him to His light. And that’s why you find me here every day, seeking the light of hope that I get from His word, which will aways be the light to my path in the dark time.
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My THANKFULNESS: … Oh Abba Father, … thank You, Lord, … for shining Your light of truth on my path in life.
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My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, … King Jesus, … I pray, Lord, that I (we) are willing to seek out Your light of hope to guide our lives. … Amen
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