Partners in Hope

Confession of our sins gives us protection from the power and accusation of the evil one.

God wants to teach us not only to look out for our own interests, but also for the interests of others.

Each of us was created to do good work and giving an honest effort will bring us satisfaction. When we are too lazy to bother, our world becomes confusing, we feel less and less able to cope, and our ability to do so declines.

God offers us His friendship today.  The one who knows us best, loves us most, and has done more for us than anyone else, invites us to intimate relationship with Him today.  To accept His invitation is our choice.

We are praying today that each of us will enter into the identity that God has prepared for each one of us when He created us – persons of dignity and honour – oh yes, sinful and in need of a Saviour – but persons beloved by God.

Who can we rely on?  Fair question to ask in this age of “me first,” “what works for me” world.  So when God wanted to prove for certain his promise to his people could not be broken, he made a vow. God cannot tell lies! And so his promises and vows are two things that can never be changed. How encouraging is that!