Hope For Today Videos

Here we are at November 11 once again, remembering the great sacrifice of so many so we could enjoy the life and freedom we get to live today.

I don’t know what words of God‘s heart touch your heart and sustain you over the long haul but today I’ll share some of mine and will pray with those, partly because they are wonderful truths for all of us, and partly because I pray that we will each be in touch with God’s heart in a way that allows those words of love and care and encouragement He’s given us personally to nourish us once again.

We live in a time where people want to work less and less and get more and more for what they do.  God knows there is a sense of true satisfaction when we give our best effort to something and actually accomplish something good.

Today we are invited to live in the joy and strength of anticipation – focusing on things on earth around us through the lens of things eternal.  It’s not an escapist view but rather a view that really puts things in proper perspective.

Today we look at a woman who is a lesson in wisdom to us because when life seemed hardest for her, her action was to seek God and trust.

Who of us hasn't felt pressured recently – maybe even today?  There are so many demands on our time and attention, so many uncertainties in our world, and so much we don't know about what we need to do to be safe and successful. How to sort it out?

What makes a person popular, or good, or both?

Are we ready for the good things God wants to pour into our hearts and minds today?

Today it’s time to ask ourselves, what are we passing on to the generations that are coming after us?

How do we know that we matter to someone?  They don’t just tell us we matter – because we all know that words are pretty cheap – but they demonstrate that value in how they respond to us and act on our behalf.

These are familiar words for many of us: 1. We admitted we were powerless over our dependency and that our life had become unmanageable. 2. We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 3. We turned our will and our life over to the care of God as we understood Him. In shorter terms it’s: “I can’t. God can.  I’ll let Him.” What does that look like for ordinary folks like us today?

Each day is new – filled with unknowns and challenges but also filled with possibilities and the comfort and encouragement we need from knowing that God is with us and goes before us into this day. God sees things we don’t.  God prepares things that we don’t even know need to be prepared and God promises to take us safely through this day. That’s the confidence we can hold as we face today.