New Hope Church

TRUST IN THE LORD OUR GOD!  May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!…  May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans!…  Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. —Psalms 20:1, 4, 7             What trouble are you facing today?  May the Lord answer you as you call on Him.  May He protect you in whatever situation you are in.  “May he grant you your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans!”  Trust in the name of the Lord for He can…

ENABLED AND GIFTED TO DO HIS WORK Then Moses said to the people of Israel, “See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, with intelligence, with knowledge, and with all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs, to work in gold and silver and bronze, in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, for work in every skilled craft. And he has inspired him to teach, both him and Oholiab the son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan. He has filled them with skill to do every sort of work done…

BE THANKFUL! The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. —Psalm 28:6-7             What song are you singing to the Lord today?  What tune do you want to lift up to Him?  What song will exalt Him?  What song will give thanks to Him?  What song comes to your mind?  This one comes to mine— https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3cLuPrei50              I acknowledge my own weakness and any strength I have is from my Lord.  He is my protection and I need not fear anything because He can be fully trusted to always…

I NEED NOT FEAR! The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear?  The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?…  Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. —Psalm 27:1, 14             “When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’”  Jesus IS my Light and Jesus IS my salvation.  Without Him I would still be walking in darkness.  I would still be blinded by the god of this world— Satan himself (II Corinthians 4:4).  But God said,…

PROVED, TRIED AND TESTED Prove me, O LORD, and try me; test my heart and my mind. For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in your faithfulness. —Psalm 26:2-3             How is your walk with our Lord… really?  Are you walking in His faithfulness or in your own ways?  Do you keep His steadfast love always in your sight?  When tests come, will you pass and your faithfulness be proved?             I recently read that only 17% of Christians in America truly believe in the authority of God’s Word.  What that really means is only these 17% of believers accept God’s authority!  So whose authority are the…

WHEN TAUGHT BY GOD WE ARE FRIENDS OF GOD Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long… Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way… Who is the man who fears the LORD? Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose.  The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant. -Psalm 25:4-5,…

HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right. —Exodus 23:8 The earth is the LORD’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. —Psalm 24:1-2             Our Lord is the Owner, Creator and Sustainer of this Earth and all of creation— all that is seen and unseen.  As the Owner/Creator/Sustainer of this Earth, He can do whatever He desires with it.  Just as the Earth is our Lord’s, so is every…

JESUS IS MY SHEPHERD! The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the…

PERSEVERE AND SEE HIS PROMISES COME TO PASS! And on that very day the Lord brought the Israelites out of Egypt by their divisions. —Exodus 12:51 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. —Psalm 20:7                Are you trusting our Lord for what He desires to accomplish in and through you and those around you?  Moses was commanded by our Lord to lead the Israelites out of Egypt where they had been in bondage for 430 years.  It was a long process of judgments before Pharaoh finally let the Israelites go.  Would you have persevered when— The work was made harder for…

GOD IS AND IS NOT SILENT! For this time I will send all my plagues on you yourself, and on your servants and your people, so that you may know that there is none like me in all the earth. For by now I could have put out my hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been cut off from the earth. —Exodus 9:14-15 But as for you and your servants, I know that you do not yet fear the LORD God.  —Exodus 9:30  The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night…