New Hope Church

NEVER ALONE, NEVER FORSAKEN! I will never leave you nor forsake you…  Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. —Joshua 1:5, 9 “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”  So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.  What can mere mortals do to me?” —Hebrews 13:5-6             Fellow follower of Jesus, brothers and sisters in Jesus, He has promised never to leave us and never to forsake us.  In victory, He is there.  In failure, He is there. …

THE GREATNESS OF GOD I will proclaim the name of the Lord.  Oh, praise the greatness of our God!  He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just.  A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he. —Deuteronomy 32:3-4 See now that I myself am he!  There is no god besides me.  I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no one can deliver out of my hand. —Deuteronomy 32:39             How are you proclaiming the name of the Lord?  How are you praising the greatness of our God?  Are you standing on…

PROCLAIM JESUS! Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, “Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.  See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. For I…

REST IN HIM! 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. —Psalm 62:1-2, 5-6             It is so wonderful to have rest in God from where my salvation comes from.  He cannot be moved.  He is my stability in life.  He is my protection and I will never be shaken because of Him.  Truly, brothers and sisters, fellow followers of…

LISTEN AND WALK IN OBEDIENCE You have declared this day that the Lord is your God and that you will walk in obedience to him, that you will keep his decrees, commands and laws—that you will listen to him. —Deuteronomy 26:17             Do remember the day when the Lord God Almighty revealed Himself to you?  Remember that time when you said you would follow Him— that you would obey Him—- that you would listen to Him?             I remember that day clearly in February of 1979.  He said to me, “Turn from your evil ways or be condemned forever… and become a priest.”  I had been reading my roommate’s New Testament when…

GOD GIVES THE VICTORY  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             In any situation, it is only God who can give us the victory.  Human help is worthless.  Again, it is only with God that “we will gain the victory.”  I cannot change a person, nor can you.  I cannot change a situation, nor can you.  But with God working in us and through us, He can both change a person and any situation.             This is where you and I need to trust Him with any person and…

GOD ALONE IS FULLY RELIABLE You are my strength, I watch for you; you, God, are my fortress, my God on whom I can rely. —Psalm 59:9-10             If I am honest with myself, I know how weak I am with Him.  He is my strength and without Him I can do nothing (John 15:5).  I need to watch for Him and line up with His ways.  He is my protection and I can totally rely on Him in any circumstance and in any situation.  And for that, Dear Father, I am eternally grateful.  Now, oh, that I might live faithfully for You by the power of Your Holy Spirit…

GOD IS THE JUDGE The righteous will be glad when they are avenged, when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.  Then people will say, “Surely the righteous still are rewarded; surely there is a God who judges the earth.” —Psalm 58:10-11             There are injustices in the world, but as followers of Jesus, we are not to avenge ourselves. “Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord” (Romans 12:19).  Nothing escapes His notice.  “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and…

BE EXALTED, O GOD! Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth… I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples.  For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.  Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth. —Psalms 57:5, 9-11             God is exalted above the heavens and His glory is over all the earth… It is just that the majority of mankind will not acknowledge it.  Our God is exalted above the heavens because He made the heavens and— “The heavens…

PUT YOUR TRUST IN OUR LORD When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.  In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid.  What can mere mortals do to me? —Psalm 56:3-4 In God, whose word I praise, in the Lord, whose word I praise—in God I trust and am not afraid.  What can man do to me? —Psalm 56:10-11 So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.  What can mere mortals do to me?” —Hebrews 13:6             When you fear a job loss, a friendship loss, a health loss, a financial loss, a situation, a conversation,…