Faith trumps knowledge.
Faith trumps understanding.
Faith, when placed in the one true God
Places us in right standing.
Faith, beholds the One in whom we believe.
Faith trusts in the God whom we cannot perceive.
By faith, we know that all God has, we receive.
Yes, one cannot comprehend Him, yet we believe.
Precious LORD, we believe You, help our unbelief. Amen
Friend, may you be FILLED with hope today, and share it with others!
Precious LORD, You are most certainly returning soon to catch away Your bride. Our hope, our ONLY hope, is wrapped up safely and securely in YOU! Amen
Friend, may you be FILLED with hope today and share it with others!
Precious LORD, forgive us when we rush in, rush out, and rush on. Remind us how You LOVE when we spend time with You seated at Your feet listening, learning and loving. Amen
Friend, may you be FILLED with hope today and share it with others!
Precious LORD, You truly gave ALL for me. What if I reciprocated and gave You my ALL? My EVERYTHING to You I bring. Amen
Friend, may you be FILLED with hope today and share it with others!
Find the largest big old barn you can find. Shut off all the lights. Board up all the windows. Seal up all the doorways. Fill in every crack that might allow a ray or two of sunshine to sneak in. Visit this dark barn on the darkest night and pump in even more darkness. Then, light a match.
The darkness WILL NOT overcome the light. Never. NEVER!
Precious LORD, there is NO darkness in You so may there be no darkness in me. Expose it and root it out, I pray. Amen
Friend, may you be FILLED with hope today, and share it with others!
Precious LORD, may we joyfully and continuously cast our every care upon You. Amen
Friend, may you be FILLED with hope today and share it with others!
Precious LORD, we love You. We exalt You. We worship and adore You. Amen
Friend, may you be FILLED with hope today, and share it with others!
Precious LORD, may all my treasures and pleasures be found in You, my true delight. Amen
Friend, may you be FILLED with hope today and share it with others!
Sorrow knows no bottom.
Faith and love, no sky!
Odd enough, God’s recipe
which grants us wings to fly!
Banging your foot on a solid piece of furniture in the living room and cracking a toenail may cause frustration and some wicked throbbing … BUT … it probably doesn’t qualify as … a tragedy.
A flat tire, a bad hair day, being snubbed by a once close friend … while not necessarily fun or intoxicating … none of the aforementioned circumstances should warrant a prolonged session of grief.
A tragic event involves more than just a passing inconvenience.
Hello friend and welcome to 5 Minutes of Hope.
Today’s topic is: Tragedy’s Song
Tragedy:
• a disastrous event
• calamity
• misfortune
If you are in the middle of one or have survived one, nobody needs to tell you what a tragedy is.
It is life-changing. It alters the course of your direction. It opens up a world you’ve never experienced before … unless you’ve experienced it before.
It may strike as quickly as a bolt of lightning and enter the scene as loudly as a thunder boom … leaving in its wake … destruction … devastation … disaster. Your world is turned upside down!
But listen to the poet’s take:
On the day she broke her wing
Her friends all thought
She’d no more sing
But tragedy is a funny thing
For now
She outsings them all
And if you ask her of her wing
She’ll tell you
“That’s a funny thing
It seems as though I am reaching notes
That until now
I could not sing”
Friend, God has the ability AND wherewithal to take the tragedy, heartbreak and what seems like the end … and … give us a NEW song.
But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God? You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.”
Genesis 50:19,20
Even the plans of our enemy to destroy us will be turned by the hand of God and GOOD will be the outcome!
Joseph’s testings, trials, and brokenness were like the loaf in the hand of the Lord. When he broke it … MANY were fed!
Dear one, your pain has purpose. Your life, my life, and ALL of our circumstances and heartache, when placed in the hands of the Master, feeds the multitudes.
Is not Christ our example? His unfathomable suffering, pain, and BROKENNESS … bought and brought salvation from sin, hell, death, and the grave.
HE was broken … WE are blessed!
If we live in an ivory tower, untouched by tragedy and adversity, how would we EVER relate to the individual who is going through the depths of grief and sorrow?
In the midst of the vice grip and chokehold of our darkest day let’s declare, “Lord, my EVERYTHING I give to you. Have Your way and shine through me!”
Mighty God, we’re not gonna lie. This sorrow and grief is nearly unbearable. But … we place it ALL into Your hands. Through us, touch and bless others who are hopeless and hurting. In the matchless name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, we pray. Amen
Friend, may you be FILLED with hope today and share it with others.
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