New Hope Church

HE IS OVER THE NATIONS But if any nation does not listen, I will completely uproot and destroy it,” declares the Lord. —Jeremiah 12:17 Nations, any nation, beware! To not listen to the Lord results in a nation’s own destruction. Jeremiah was warning Judah, but this could apply to any nation of the world. As it was Judah would not listen and would go into exile for 70 years as foretold by Jeremiah in 25:11 and 29:10. No nation is immune from the Lord’s judgment and when the Lord moves to judge a nation none can stay His hand. The most powerful nation on earth is puny compared to the…

NONE LIKE HIM! No one is like you, Lord; you are great, and your name is mighty in power. Who should not fear you, King of the nations? This is your due. Among all the wise leaders of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like you. —Jeremiah 10:6-7 Surely there is none like You Lord God Almighty. You is all powerful. I look at the night sky and stand in awe at Your creativeness. I look around the beauty of the earth and rejoice in Your artistry. People flock to the mountains or the oceans to be near Your mighty works whether they acknowledge You…

GOD’S DESIRES FOR US I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time. And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an…

THE PATIENCE OF GOD Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life. Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. —I Timothy 1:15-16 Jesus came into the world to save sinners. That is a trustworthy statement as to why He came. A person has to acknowledge they…

PRAY FOR THE SPREAD OF THE MESSAGE OF THE LORD! As for other matters, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you. And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not everyone has faith. —II Thessalonians 3:1-2 Wow, Paul’s desire and prayer request was for the message of the Lord to spread rapidly and be honored. Is that our desire today? If so, how are we involved in that? If not, why not? Our desire should be that as many people as possible as soon as possible could hear…

BE AN ENCOURAGER May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word. —II Thessalonians 2:16-17 Are you eternally encouraged? You ought to be if you know the Lord Jesus because He has given His sheep “eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand” (John 10:28). “And so we will be with the Lord forever” (I Thessalonians 4:17). This is eternal encouragement “so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the…

LOOK! GLORY JUST AHEAD! See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. —Isaiah 65:17 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his…

BEWARE! Do not quench the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil. —I Thessalonians 5:19-22 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even…

HOLY SPIRIT’S GUIDANCE The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn. —Isaiah 61:1-2 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the…

PEACE OR PEACELESSNESS But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, whose waves cast up mire and mud. “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.” —Isaiah 57:20-21 Look around the world today and see the “mire and mud” the wickeds’ waves are casting up. The wicked imprison God’s people for no reason. They persecute believers both verbally and physically for no reason. This is part of the spiritual warfare that is taking place and has from the time Adam and Eve disobeyed God and sinned. Even in the first family there was persecution as Cain killed his brother, Abel. Why did Cain do this?…