Hope in the Closet Susan Macias …you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 (NASB) Head in hands and heart in throat, I cried out to God, “Lord! Christmas is just around the corner and there is just no money!” Supposedly a prayer, it hung...

Eternal Hope Katie Dillard No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.     John 15:15 (NKJV) Are you aware that...

Shepherd Vision Elizabeth Dillard When they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.  Luke 2:17 (KJV) What did the shepherds see? Approached by the Angelic Choir, falling amongst snoozing sheep, these uneducated men received the first invitation: Come and see the...

Wishful Thinking Bill Brockmeier Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…  1 Peter 1:3 (NASB) A love, a house, a bank...

Inconceivable Hope Debbie Gibson I will not die but live, and proclaim what the Lord has done.  Psalm 118:7 (NASB) Three years ago in my doctor’s office, I heard the dreaded diagnosis. I had witnessed the suffering of my mother and her only sister. Enduring the pain they had experienced was...

Our Emmanuel Ashley Hoffman Jesus wept. John 11:35(NIV)   The creator of the entire cosmos entered time and space into our earthly realm for a brief span of years. When I think about the all-mighty God sitting in the throne room surrounded by amazing celestial beings, I’m humbled, in awe,...

A Christmas Longing Dawn Brockmeier God will never forget the needy, the hope of the afflicted will never perish. Psalm 9:18 (NIV) It is almost Christmas, a joy-filled time of year for many people. The remembrance of family times and traditions elicit strong feelings of belonging. Perhaps a special church...

The Pink Hand Cynthia Dillard Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or...

Between Lights Jeanette Dillard And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star shines in your hearts. 2 Peter 1:19 (NASB) One star glistens in the black doom...