Tag: hope

Yet To Be # 127

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.

Prayer Warrior’s Prep

  1. Be passionate. Be all in.  James 5 verse 16 “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.”
  2. Not doubting but believing. James 1:6 -8 “But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering (doubting). For he that wavers (doubts) is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord. A doubleminded man is unstable in all his ways.
  3. Eyes on our leader. Hebrews 12:2 “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.”
  4. Go aside alone Matthew 6:6 “When you pray enter into your closet and when you shut the door pray to your Father which is in secret.”
  5. Keep it simple. Matthew 6:5 “And when you pray use not vain repetitions.”
  6. Have confidence.  Hebrews 4:16 “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
  7. Knowing He hears. 1 John 5:15 “If we know that he hears us, whatsoever we ask we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.”
  8. The Battle is His 1 Samuel 17:47 “And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saves not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord’s.”
  9. Know the battle cry.  1 Samuel 17:45 “I come in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of armies of Israel, whom you have defied…prepare to die.”

Yet To Be #126

The battle is the Lord’s

Prayer Warrior: All In

All in or nothing.
Half-hearted speeches laced with jaundice eyes are nothing more than lies.
Words spoke with a forked tongue end the battle before the fighting begins.
There is no honor in the bitterness of deception.
A pledge taken is more than talk; the bond accepted takes courage to fulfill.
The die is cast when a request is promised without hope to commit.
There is no luck, no chance in the face of faith.
Neither can evil fall at a wishful whim.
He is in control.
The rules of war are His.
His touch revives and strengthens.
His eyes guide and sustain.
This battle of life is won.
The battle is the Lord’s.

Yet To Be #86

The first and the last my eternal Hope

When There is Pain, There is Help

Cherry Blossoms 2021

When promises are broken and my sorrow reaches higher than my joy.

There is One who knows my pain.

He knows my needs.

He knows my name; 

And hears my cries.  

He is my help.  

My King, my Lord of lords.

The first and the last; my eternal Hope.

Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.

God will never forget the needy, the hope of the afflicted will never perish.

He who promised is faithful.

( References: Hebrews 10 verse 23, Isaiah 40 verse 31 and Psalm 9 verse 18)

Yet To Be # 83

according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope…

Knowing we have hope in Christ

On the train…

It is truly wonderful to know that all our hope is accepted in the resurrection of Christ, and our confidence and faith are in knowing that our eternal inheritance is secured in heaven. 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that fades not away reserved in heaven for you. 1 Peter 1 verse 3 and 4

Yet To Be #75

Word of God shall stand forever

The Word of God is True

  • But the word of God shall stand forever. Isaiah 40:8
  • And to them that have no might he increases strength
  • The grass withers and the flower fades
  • He gives power to the faint

Yet To Be # 64

who against hope believed in hope

#31 of 31 Faith and Hope United

Riverwood

Faith is “complete trust or confidence in someone or something.”

Hope is “the feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.

United?

Hope does not exist without faith. Faith is the fuel that drives hope onward.

“For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed and be thou cast into the sea; (Faith) and shall not doubt in his heart but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. (Hope)

Therefore I say unto you, what things so ever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. (Faith and Hope United) Mark 11 verse 23 and 24

“And called those things which be not as though they were.  Who against hope believed in hope.” Romans 4 verse 17b and 18a

Yet To Be # 62

He is the rewarder of those who seek him

#29 of 31 Hope, Our Reward

Riverwood.

When Hope is fulfilled there is a reward.

Is the reward the fulfillment of those things hoped for? 

Who fulfills our hope? 

If we wait in patience, looking up with great anticipation, would our reward come swiftly?

Are we all equal in our received rewards?

Are some receiving greater than others? 

The covetous mind is not acceptable.

Looking to the right or to the left only slows our race.

We stumble and we fall;

We miss out on the beauty He places before us as we run.

Keeping our eyes fixed on Him, we see everything He has for us.

And miss nothing, because He is the rewarder of those who seek Him.

“Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope; even to day I declare that I will render double unto you.” Zechariah 9 verse 12

Yet To Be # 60 & 61

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills

#27 /28 Where Did It All Go?

Too weary to think, to wish upon that star.

Dreams remain still and never born.

We go through the motions of praying, asking, begging even.

Faking belief when there are no eyes to see.

Not trusting, caring little or nothing of his desires.

The heart is hardened by the cruel hands of reality.

The soul is cold from the long years of waiting.

Believing in word only having no faith because works are dead. 

Look up and see… 

Who comes leaping on the winds of the morning?   

Hope.

Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the Lord our God is salvation. Jeremiah 3 verse 23

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help.  Psalm 121 verse 1

The voice of my beloved. Behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills. Song of Solomon 2 verse 8

Yet To Be #59

Let not your heart be troubled.

#26 of 31 Hope Never Fails…

Temptation to stop, to close the eyes;

To turn aside from a lifetime of waste.

And hide from the terror of failure is real.

Yet we keep moving.

Keep dreaming.

Making those wistful secrets and unfulfilled desires rise like smoke in the recesses of our burnt out existence.

There is no quenching of their bright embers.

Those sparks of light, glow bright and sure;

Bathing the soul in heat.

Filling the lips with joy and song.

And opening the ears to hear the words of truth and love.

It is Hope that rises and will continue to rise until there is no breath.

Until the grass dies and the flowers fade.

Until the shadows cover the earth.

Until then, let not our hearts be troubled,

For where there is life, there is Hope.

“Let not your heart be troubled and neither be afraid.” John 14 verse 1

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound.” Romans 15 verse 13 ESV

Yet To Be #58

Ride until the heart hears His voice saying fear not. I am with you.

# 25 of 31 Trust Him…

Trust Him where you cannot trace him – G. Feddoes

We look for purpose, a meaning in so many things,

But sometimes there are no answers, only more questions. 

When the eyes are fixed merely on context.

When the knees are bent and aching through endless prayers;

And hope is lost in the dark caverns of gloom.

Don’t give up.

Hold tight to the hem of his garment,

And ride!

Ride until you see the light.

Ride until freedom over takes you.

Ride within His gentle hands where all doubts are squelched.

Ride until the heart hears His voice saying, “fear not. I am with you”.

Then and only then will you truly know, He’s got this.

“Fear not I have redeemed you. I have called you by my name; you are mine.” Isaiah 43 verse 1