by David Shepherd | May 5, 2020 | Becoming a People of Hope
But whoever is among the living has hope; a live dog is better than a dead lion. –Ecclesiastes 9:4 NET Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORD’S great love we are not consumed for his compassions never fail. They are new every...
by David Shepherd | May 4, 2020 | Becoming a People of Hope
But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you. –Psalm 39:7 NIV Discipline your children while you still have the chance (while there is hope); indulging them destroys them. –Proverbs 19:18 MSG Without a source of income and no freedom to...
by David Shepherd | May 3, 2020 | Becoming a People of Hope
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. –Psalm 20:7 NIV Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in the multitude of their chariots and in the great strength of their horsemen, but...
by David Shepherd | May 2, 2020 | Becoming a People of Hope
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. –Psalm 42:5 NASB Upset, scared, and angry, my friends decided to spend some time on their knees in lament and confession. They...
by David Shepherd | May 1, 2020 | Becoming a People of Hope
I hoped for good, but evil came; I looked for light, darkness came instead. –Job 30:26, author’s paraphrase “Can we talk as soon as possible?” she messaged. Our schedules didn’t line up for three more days. When we were able to talk, she shared that her...
