Broken but Not Destroyed
Read: Isaiah 42:1-9 A bruised reed he will not break. (v. 3) A woman brought a shattered wooden table top to a master carpenter. A tornado had leveled her home, and this cracked and fragmented table top was all that was left of a dining room set that she had received from her grandmother. She had […]
Meet Neelam
Neelam Sonali Tirkey has been a radio producer for Words of Hope for 17 years. Learn more about Neelam and how God called her to the ministry.
Alive in Christ
Read: Ephesians 2:1-10 Even when we were dead in our trespasses, [God] made us alive together with Christ. (v. 5) What does it mean to be alive in Christ? It does not mean that you must have your life together. Being alive in Christ does not mean that you are happy all the time. It does […]
Elijah’s Loneliness
Read: 1 Kings 19:1-18 I, even I only, am left. (v. 10) It’s a safe bet that Elijah wasn’t just feeling alone but was feeling downright lonely when he hid for a night in a cave on Mount Horeb. He had defeated the prophets of Baal in one of the most memorable showdowns ever, and instead […]
Love Matters
Read: John 15:1-14 Love one another as I have loved you. (v. 12) When people puzzle over the mysteries of life, one of the deepest is the question of why anything exists at all. Why is there something rather than nothing? The Bible’s one-word answer to that question is love. God’s love is the power […]
The Palm and the Cedar of Lebanon
Read: Psalm 92 The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. (v. 12) When was the last time you ate a date? What do you recall about the taste, smell, and texture? Do you know where that delicacy came from? The palm tree mentioned in this psalm is the date […]
The Apostles’ Creed Belief-Summary
Read: Deuteronomy 11:18-25 You shall therefore lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul. (v. 18) The Apostles’ Creed is a historic summary of essential Christian beliefs. Interested inquirers and growing Christians could get a good grip on Christian beliefs by considering the essential truths outlined in the Apostles’ Creed, along […]
Floodgates of Heaven
Read: Malachi 3:8-12 Test me in this . . . and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. (v. 10 NIV) My husband and I still can recall our pastor’s advice to us before we were […]
The Fruit of Faith
READ : Matthew 7:15-20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them. (v. 20 NIV) Jesus’ strong words in Matthew 7:21 may sound like salvation by works, but Jesus didn’t mean that. We are saved not by our obedience, but by Christ’s. We must simply trust him as Savior and Lord. What Jesus meant is that trusting involves obeying. Or as […]