New Hope Church

NEVER ALONE IN OUR DIFFICULTIES The Lord works out everything to its proper end even the wicked for a day of disaster. —-Proverbs 16:4 The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear? —Proverbs 18:14             Here is a basic truth that we need to understand or we could be discouraged… or worse… — “The Lord works out everything to its proper end.”  Do we understand that?  Do we believe that?  He works out EVERYTHING to its proper end… EVERYTHING!  He says, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose”…

TAKE ADVICE! Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. —Proverbs 13:10 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people. —Proverbs 14:34 Mockers resent correction, so they avoid the wise. —Proverbs 15:12 The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying, “Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.”  The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. —Psalm 2:2-4             Those who are prideful or arrogant think they know it all and will bring conflict to a conversation.  On the other hand, the wise will be open…

THE MOUTH The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. —Proverbs 10:11 The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense. —Proverbs 10:21             The mouth… a well of good or evil… Jesus said, “But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. These are what defile a person…”  (Matthew15:18-20).  James adds, “With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in…

THE WISDOM OF GOD Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.  Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it.  Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.  For those who find me find life and receive favor from the Lord.  But those who fail to find me harm themselves; all who hate me love death.” —Proverbs 8:32-36              God’s wisdom… Is to be listen to Ways are to be kept instructs makes one wise is not to be disregarded blesses is to be watched for daily is to be waited for gives life…

THE FEAR OF THE LORD The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. —Proverbs 1:7 They hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord. —Proverbs 1:29 My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding—indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. —Proverbs 2:1-5 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear…

THE “BLESSED ONE” Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.  That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers. —Psalm 1:1-3             The blessed one— Does not walk in step with the wicked Does not stand in the way that sinners take Does not sit in the company of mockers Delights in the…

MY TRUST IS IN MY LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, NOT MAN! Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save.  Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God… He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them— he remains faithful forever. —Psalm 146:3, 5-6             Where does your trust lie?  Who are you looking toward to “save” you?  Government?  Some other person?  There is not a prince nor any other human being that can save you.             I am so glad to know that I am among those “whose help is the God of…

TO THE “KNOW IT ALL” “Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge?  Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me. —Job 38:2-3 Surely you know, for you were already born! You have lived so many years! —Job 38:21 Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom. —Psalm 145:3 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. —Psalm 145:13 The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does.  The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. ——Psalm 145:17-18 Go ahead,…

HE IS SOVEREIGN OVER ALL He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’  So that everyone he has made may know his work, he stops all people from their labor.  The animals take cover; they remain in their dens.   The tempest comes out from its chamber, the cold from the driving winds.  The breath of God produces ice, and the broad waters become frozen.  He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through them.  At his direction they swirl around over the face of the whole earth to do whatever he commands them.  He brings the clouds to…

MY REFUGE! And Job continued his discourse: “How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me…” —Job 29:1-2 Yet when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, then came darkness.  The churning inside me never stops; days of suffering confront me. —Job 30:26-27 Look and see, there is no one at my right hand; no one is concerned for me.  I have no refuge; no one cares for my life.  I cry to you, Lord; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.” —Psalm 142:4             Job longed for bygone days when his business…