Devotionals about Hope

Encouragement

Trusted and Firm

Read: Galatians 5:8-12 I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion, whoever that may be, will have

Encouragement

Diversions of Faith

Read: Galatians 5:7 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth? (v. 7 NIV) Have you encountered anything that is a

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The Law and Christ

Read: Galatians 5:3-6 Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. You who are trying to be justified

Encouragement

Freedom to Serve God

Read: Galatians 5:1-26 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. (v. 1

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Missions

Why Jesus Rejoices

Read: Luke 10:17-24 Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! (v. 23) When mission groups return, the participants often give a report to the congregation that sent them. Stories

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Encouragement

Rejection Isn’t Failure

Read: Luke 10:10-12 The kingdom of God has come near. (v. 11) Most people love affirmation and fear rejection. That’s why Facebook and Instagram have a button for “like” but not

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Hope

The Work of Mission

Read: Luke 10:8-9 Eat what is set before you. (v. 8) Many mission trips focus on work. The participants want to get things done, concentrating on the results: the number of

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Encouragement

No Ordinary People

Read: Luke 10:5-7 Peace be to this house! (v. 5) I don’t begin most conversations among new people with “peace.” To me, it sounds a bit like humans greeting aliens in

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Trust

Travel Light

Read: Luke 10:4, Acts 13:3-5 Carry no moneybag, no knapsack . . . (v. 4) On my first mission experience in Uganda, I packed a digital camera but forgot the charging