Our hope in God is always an urgent need. This needful hope enables us to surmount the obstacles we face in life. This essential hope keeps us going when many things and other people go wrong. And this blessed hope gives us a song in the night of our life. Not only that, our steadfast hope gives us purpose and direction when life is bright, cheery, and positive.
Thirsting and Praising
The water that Jesus gives satisfies completely and perpetually. But His intention is to do more than satisfy me. He then wants to use me and the water in me to bring life and satisfaction to others.
Jesus and the Samaritan Woman
These kings knew what they wanted to do, and they didn’t plan to change for anyone, not even God. They had settled on a plan, they had chosen a course of action, and that was that. I wonder how often we have so set our minds on something that we refuse to change…even for God.
Micaiah, a Faithful Prophet
Let’s make it practical. I don’t know what your average monthly earnings are, but I know what mine were in 1992 — about $1200 after taxes. My expenses for vehicle, utilities, medical, clothing, food, rent, banking and miscellaneous needs averaged $1195 each month for our family of six. I am satisfied; I need no more. However, how do I go about giving and loving till it hurts? Quite easily, if I would.
My Love, My Cost, My Hurt
No matter what all else you take in spiritually, nothing will ever be more essential, basic and foundational than the Living Bread. When the Living Bread is gone from your spiritual larder, you have hit rock bottom. Without the Living Bread, any spiritual feast is incomplete.
Jesus, the Bread of Life