Tag Archives: hope

August 22, 2015

Posted on August 24, 2015 by jgarrott

Hosea 2:15 There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will sing as in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out … Continue reading →

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August 18, 2015

Posted on August 19, 2015 by jgarrott

Jeremiah 31:16 This is what the Lord says: “Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded,” declares the Lord. I don’t know if this verse was in the writer’s mind at the … Continue reading →

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August 3, 2015

Posted on August 5, 2015 by jgarrott

Proverbs 24:13-14 Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste. Know also that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you find it, there is a future hope for you, and … Continue reading →

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August 2, 2015

Posted on August 5, 2015 by jgarrott

Proverbs 23:17-18 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord. There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. It is ironic, actually, but … Continue reading →

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July 31, 2015

Posted on August 2, 2015 by jgarrott

Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. Psychologists will tell you that this verse is spot-on. Various mental/emotional disorders can be traced to just this sort of thing. The Japanese … Continue reading →

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July 29, 2015

Posted on July 31, 2015 by jgarrott

Proverbs 11:7 When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes; all he expected from his power comes to nothing. Once again we are faced with the difference between a temporal perspective and an eternal perspective. Those who decline to follow … Continue reading →

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July 14, 2015

Posted on July 16, 2015 by jgarrott

Psalm 52:9 I will praise you for ever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints. Once again I am struck by … Continue reading →

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July 12, 2015

Posted on July 14, 2015 by jgarrott

Psalm 42:5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.” This refrain, appearing twice in this Psalm and once in … Continue reading →

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July 3, 2015

Posted on July 4, 2015 by jgarrott

Job 17:15 “Where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?” Hope is as necessary as food, and almost as necessary as air. There are countless examples of people who were in extreme circumstances but made it … Continue reading →

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May 5, 2015

Posted on May 6, 2015 by jgarrott

Daniel 2:19 During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven. Exactly as the king’s other astrologers had told him, (Daniel 2:10-11) no human intellect could have revealed what the … Continue reading →

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