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Rev. David Bast

David Bast is a writer and pastor who served for 23 years as the President and Broadcast Minister for Words of Hope. In his more than 40 years of devotional writing and preaching, he has been encouraging believers around the world to be shaped by God and his Word.  Prior to his ministry and work at Words of Hope, Dave served as a pastor for 18 years in congregations in the Reformed Church in America. A graduate of Hope College and Western Theological Seminary, he is the author of nine devotional books and Bible studies, including Why Doesn't God Act More Like God, Christ in the Psalms, and A Gospel for the World. Dave and his wife, Betty Jo, have four children and eight grandchildren. Dave enjoys reading, growing tomatoes, and avidly follows the Detroit Tigers.
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Amos: Prophet of Justice

Read: Amos 2:6-12, Amos 3:2 Listen with me to the stern message that God’s spokesman Amos delivered to a people who were prosperous, powerful, and proud. There is an old saying: “Don’t

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Elijah: Prophet of Courage

Read: 1 Kings 18:17-39 When it comes to the hard choices in life, many people like to put them off. But one of God’s greatest spokesmen can help us make the

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God Has Spoken

Read: Hebrews 1:1-4 Over the years God spoke his word to people through many different prophets. But when he wanted to communicate his most important message, God sent his Son into

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A Man of Sorrows

Read: Isaiah 53:3 He could have been called a man of holiness, for he lived a perfect life. He could have been called a man of love, for no one

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Despised and Rejected

Read: Isaiah 53:3 Of all the hurts life can inflict upon us, none is more bitter than the pain of rejection. It might surprise you to know that God’s own Son

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Love is Sacrificial

Read: 1 Corinthians 13:5 In a world that says, “I want it my way,” lovers must learn to say, “Not my way, but yours.” I continue to be impressed by the way the

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Love is Humble

Read: 1 Corinthians 13:4, 5 Humility—it is an attractive quality in anyone, but it is especially becoming in those who love. Love, the love God both shows toward us and inspires

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Overflowing With Hope

Read: Romans 15:7-13 Do you know what the rarest and most precious commodity on earth is? No, it’s not gold or diamonds, not oil or uranium; it’s hope. For everything that

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Benefits of Believing

Read: Romans 5:1-5 When the American writer Henry David Thoreau lay on his deathbed, an old aunt came to him and asked if he had made his peace with God. “Madam,”

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