New Hope Church

FOCUS NOW!  Now set your mind and heart to seek the LORD your God. —I Chronicles 22:19  O God, you know my folly; the wrongs I have done are not hidden from you. Let not those who hope in you be put to shame through me, O Lord GOD of hosts; let not those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel. —Psalm 69:5-6              Is this your focus in life? Is it to set, to devote, to commit “your mind and heart to seek the LORD your God?” Are you and I loving “the Lord our God with all our heart and with all our…

OUR LORD ALWAYS DOES WHAT IS RIGHT!  The Lord will do what is good in his sight. —I Chronicles 19:13                Do you believe that? Are you absolutely convinced that our “Lord will do what is good in His sight?” What is it that is going on in your life at this present time? Do you believe He will do what is right in your situation and what He does “is good in His sight?” Oh, there is so much that we do not understand and why would that be surprising?   Look at the universe how grand and awesome a creation it is. How much of the universe do we understand?…

TELL OF HIS SALVATION!  Sing to the LORD, all the earth! Tell of his salvation from day to day.  Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, and he is to be held in awe above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heaven. —I Chronicles 16:23-26              Who have I recently told of our Lord’s salvation?   We are encouraged to do so from day to day. How about you—when was the last time you told someone of our Lord’s salvation and His glory? — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD6khv6pGkw        …

UNDERSTANDING THE TIMES! Of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do. —I Chronicles 12:32             These men of Issachar had an understanding and discernment of what was going on around them and they knew the action that the whole nation needed to take and be accomplished. Oh, how we need men like this today!             Surely not only in our political leaders is this needed, but also in the church and other areas of our nation as well— business, education… We need to understand and discern what is happening around us so we can encourage what needs to be accomplished and the…

CAUSE OF DEATH…  Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord; he did not keep the word of the Lord and even consulted a medium for guidance, and did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse. —I Chronicles 10:13-14              So many are fearful, yes fearful of getting and dying of the present day Covid virus. Do you know that your day of death is already determined? Yes, we need to be wise, but you cannot die until our Lord’s timetable for you on earth is over. He knows when you are going to die and how you are going to…

YOU ARE SERVING SOMEONE!  Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him. —Malachi 3:18              Jesus said, “By their fruit you will recognize them” (Matthew 7:16, 20).   Fruit is the outward identity of the inward reality. What a person is will be seen in what a person does— the fruit seen produced by his life. So… what fruit is there that is seen in your life?             In the verse above the distinction between the righteous and the wicked is that the righteous serves God. This service comes out of a…

LIFE-LONG LIVING FOR JESUS!  So I will bless you as long as I live. —Psalm 63:4              The Lord is our life, not part of it, not a compartment of it, not just showing up on Sunday, but He is all of our life! —“By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life.” Yes, He is the God of my life and I will bless and exalt Him as set apart from all others. He is to have first place in my life and this is to be the case for all my life and in every…

KNOWING REST, SALVATION, HOPE AND HONOR! The Lord, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who forms the human spirit within a person… —Zechariah 12:1 Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken… Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him at all times,…

MY HELP  So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty. —Zechariah 4:6  Give us aid against the enemy, for human help is worthless. With God we will gain the victory, and he will trample down our enemies. —Psalm 60:11-12                “God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble” (Psalm 46:1) and at all times.   Why would we trust in man when we can trust in God? Who or what are you trusting in right now? Will you trust Him today and for the…

WORK’S FOCUS AND CHOICES  “Thus says the LORD of hosts: These people say the time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.”  Then the word of the LORD came by the hand of Haggai the prophet, “Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins? —Haggai 1:2-4  And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people. And they came and worked on the house of the LORD of hosts,…