Hope For Today Videos

We wants our minds to be developed so we know what is right and wrong, and know how to solve difficult problems.  This is what we are promised when we regularly read and apply the practical ideas we find in Proverbs.

When friends of Jesus saw Him regularly praying but didn’t know how to do it themselves they simply asked Him, “Lord teach us to pray.” I don’t know about you but I sometimes wonder what on earth I should pray for particular people.  That’s when I’m so glad we have “model prayers” in God’s Word that can serve us well. 

There’s no doubt that we need God’s help, and God promises to help us when we cry out to Him.

At various times throughout the year there are announcements on the media asking folks who can to donate blood and plasma because stocks at the blood bank are low.  God has a blood bank.  The beauty of this blood bank as compare to the one where you or I might donate, is that the donation is there for us to receive rather than something we need to contribute to.

January 6 - officially the last day of the Christmas season where we celebrate the Wise Men from the East following the light of a star until they came to the place where Jesus was.  The day is called The Epiphany – a time of becoming awake and aware of something life changing.

It is important that we not just know that it’s good to encourage one another but actually take action. 

Do you want a life that is long and prosperous?  I can’t imagine any of us answering, “No” to that question.  We might think we don’t know how to attain that kind of life even though we might desperately long for it.  Well, that question is asked in the Bible and God provides us with a clear answer.

One of the ways people often seek to make the new year better than the old one, is to make New Year's resolutions.  The only problem with that is that statistics tell us that after 9 days there is a 75% failure rate in keeping the resolutions. It's no wonder we love to celebrate Christmas - the birth of Jesus Christ - the one who does for us what we cannot do for ourselves.

Happy New Year!  We look with hope and joy at this new year, not so much because of the circumstances that we see around us, but on God’s consistent actions over time and His desire to fill us with everything good for every set of circumstances we will face in this new year.

As we look back over this past year and ahead to the new one, it’s good to remember that God always has plans for a wonderful life for us and has made many promises to us as we walk with Him.

In the middle of whatever our day looks like, let’s pause and remember the wonder of what God has done for us in giving us Jesus and is doing for us every day of our lives. 

In recovery programs we’re always encouraged to pay lots of attention to “old timers” – people who’ve gathered years of solid living and have wisdom we can benefit from. Every year I am so happy we can do that with people in the Christmas story.