Friend, God calls us to have Hope in our hearts at all times.

Hope in His Goodness will see us through every day.  Knowing that He loves us and is walking with us through any trial or trouble will get us through it with Hope in our heart. 

Keep faithful and ever looking to Him for guidance and being open to learn Godly facts for the renewing of our minds.  This is Hope.

Hope is a beautiful thing. It fills the soul and spirit of man and shines a Light that heals and lightens our load.

Hope makes the journey through life more enjoyable.  It casts out fear and doubt, it keeps us focused on the Spiritual Path to Jesus.

My Hope Road always has a Golden Cross up ahead shining brightly to remind me I am on the correct Path to God.

If that light gets dim or is gone then I know the path I have chosen is incorrect - and I can easily jump back onto the right Path.  A quick prayer to ask for forgiveness and a spoken word of praise to my Lord will put my feet back where they should be and I can continue on in Hope once again.

Do you have a restless spirit, or do you feel a disturbance in your soul that keeps you from having Hope in God as your Lord? Do as I have done and correct that quickly so that Hope once again flows into your soul and spirit.

Hope brings a calmness and a peaceful feeling to the soul.  It looks to the future and does not consider the past.

It is a Gift from God and we all are allowed to have it. 

Choose to have Hope in Jesus who died to save you from the hopeless life of a continual and habitual sinner who has no Hope. 

We alone have the power to diminish Hope in our lives.  God never removes Hope from us.  We are our own worst enemy in this.  We make evil choices and this dims the light of Hope in our soul, but at any time when we become aware of what has happened, we can choose Hope once again to Light our soul and spirit.

Friend, do you have the assurance that God loves and cares for you?

This is the one thing we all need.  It is the thing that will give us an inner peace.

Assurance of God's love I think you will agree could be the thing you are most in need of. Wouldn't things be much better if you had the assurance of His love and care; like a little child knowing it's father or mother totally loves them and will always be there for them?

We are always trying to get the assurance of love and care from our spouse, siblings, parents, co-workers, in our lives but even when they give as much as they can, it still seems to be lacking in some way or we find fault with it.

But, God's Love is different. To have that assurance, really does settle things. You begin to know that you are loved unconditionally as you learn more and more about God's character. 

Take comfort from God, and know that He loves and cares for you and will always be the lover of your soul. He knows the real you. The spirit He gave to you is part of Him. That is who He connects with and loves. That part of you is the part He nurtures and teaches and grows so that your body and mind will benefit in this life and eventually when your time comes to exit this life, you will be with Him in Heaven. 

Get to know your Creator/Redeemer through the Holy Bible.  The words it contains have the very essence of who God is, how Powerful He is, How loving He is, of Truth, Grace, Mercy and Life.

Find out about your Saviour by beginning to read the New Testament and hearing about the life of Jesus while He was on the earth, about how His crucifixion came to be and about the resurrection.  Learn about the healing He did and how and why the people were healed.

Unclutter your mind and offer up a prayer for wisdom to be given to you as you read so that you will be in the right frame of mind to receive all God has for you.

You will find that those who believe, have an assurance from God that He loves them and will receive all His promises.

Friend, having this assurance releases us to be forgiving to others, because we know that we have been forgiven; and if a Holy God can forgive us our sins, then we can forgive others.

Meditation

Scripture.  For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba Father.  The Spirit  Itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ.  Romans 8:15-17a KJV.

The Apostle Paul says we (believers) have not received the spirit of bondage again. 

This statement infers that we have previously been in bondage.  The Bible ( God's Holy Word to us) does state many times, that we are in bondage to evil when we enter this world, from an infant until we receive Christ, who paid the price of our bond and came to set us free.

When we acknowledge Jesus as our Lord, we become joint heirs with Him of the Kingdom.  He must remain Lord, although He is Friend, Companion, Counsellor, Brother, Teacher, Saviour, Judge.

God the Father, has adopted us into His Family.  We are heirs!  We have rights under God's Law!  We also have obligations and duties in the Kingdom which we should be happy to perform for One so Magnificent.

I urge you to read God's Word daily, to hear the Spirit speaking to you about God's love for you.

Prayer

Abba Father, thank You for this great Gift of adoption into the family of God.  Help me to walk and talk like a child of Yours.  Amen.

Friend, we're all allowed to make our own choices. 

God has given us free will and He means it.

Evil has a chance to beguile you and the Holy Spirt has a chance to reveal Truth.

But, we get to choose.

The world offers us evil choices and the spiritual world offers us Godly choices.

Examine your life and see what your choices have been.  Do you follow the world or do you follow God?

God says we can choose Him and deny evil right up to the minute we die.

What if though, in that minute before we die, we are so lost we do not realize we can choose God?  What if we are taken in such a way that there is no time to say "Yes" to God?

What if evil has you enslaved and you don't realize you are owned by evil and think because you lived a "good" life you will automatically go to Heaven?

What if you have believed in a false God?

Here's a thought.  What if when a Chrstian dies he finds there is no God - where will he go?  He will go where everyone else goes.  What if there is nothing - no life after death - then we all get the same thing.

But, what if there is a Holy God and Jesus is the Way to eternal Life?  Then only the Christian will receive eternal life and all others will not. 

So it seems there is a small chance a narrow road that possibly leads to eternal life for the soul.  If I, as a born again Christian, will get to have this eternal life just by believing in Jesus, then why would any soul take the chance not to be included.  After all, I am the same as all other souls on this earth except for that one thing.

Yet, my reward is greater - I win and all others lose.

Your free will choice is the one thing you must conquer and bring under your control. Do not be seduced by evil and it's ways any longer. Stop and seek and learn of the other choice and see if it is a path for you.

Evil will always take you back.

Friend, there is another world - the world we cannot see. Not outer space, not other planets, but the spiritual world where God resides.

He has created this world that we can live in and see solid objects but there is another more vibrant and alive world of the spirit.

The purpose is a true mystery. Biblical and secular scholars have ideas, but we cannot trust any of that as Truth.

God says we do not need to know.  He has placed us in this world to find Him.  It is our sole duty. 

When we do that duty, we find the spiritual world through faith in God. We accept that there is only One God and He is over all other authorities.

Our faith will set us free from this world.  We live in it but no longer belong to it as we once did.  We see the flaws created by man and the evil that pervades men/women and we set ourselves apart from it because we trust in Him.

We enter the spiritual world through prayer; by communicating with our Lord who is our Intercessor before the Throne of God.

We need the Holy Spirit to interpret our prayers from our small faith words to something that will touch the Heart of Jesus.  Therefore we should see the Holy Spirit as our confidant, and helper.  It is He who will present your prayer to Jesus in the most effective way; the way your heart truly wishes it could find the words.  Your heart's desires will be spoken with great groanings and murmurings before the Lord by the Spirit.  Be certain of that.

If you have never entered into praise or worship for the Lord, I urge you to do so today.  This moment you can say, " Lord, You are wonderful in my eyes!  I am so thankful that I have found You. Thank You, Holy Spirit for all the work you have done to bring me to this place. Lord I worship You for you are worthy to be praised!"

Let those words be the beginning of your praise. You can say them all day long or whenever you feel the Spirit nudging you to praise God.

Always obey the Spirit in this matter as He has a Plan and sees the road ahead and is warning you of evil doings up ahead on the path. Begin to praise God immediately, and the road will be easier to walk as you walk through the trial. Keep you faith tank filled up with praise and worship and prayer and meditation on the High and Most Holy God Almighty.

Receive the inner Joy and Peace that comes with having a full faith tank!

Heavenly Father, we come to you in complete humility for we recognize the Power and Majesty that is You. Father we praise You for your Goodness and all the things You are accomplishing for us. We thank You for making a Way where we see no way. We accept Your Will for our lives and ask for the covering of Your Holy angels to keep us safe from harm. We pray for all our loved ones and friends who do not know you to be quickened in their spirit by the Holy Spirit so they may have Salvation. For those who are sick and fearful and lack courage we ask that You will carry them in Your loving arms and help them to know Your Love, Peace and Grace for the day. For those who grieve we ask they be comforted and grow in the knowledge of Your Perfect Plan. You have made a Way and we all have the right to receive forgiveness and we thank You that with every soul You spare nothing to reveal yourself to them before they pass from this life. Comfort those who are left behind, we pray. Thank You for the Comfort we receive each day and the Grace and Mercy our soul has because of Your death and resurrection. In Jesus's Name. Amen.

Friend, are you addicted to reasoning? Must you come to a conclusion that your reasoning has told you must be correct - because you are at the end of the matter?

Have you "found" the answers?  Is it settled for you how the world was created, how evolution works, why there is no God, how humans must move forward, who must be eliminated from life, how to think?

Will you not entertain a new Truth? Can you not believe that there are mysteries that cannot be fathomned by our finite mind?

Do you not see that this a a form of pride?  Your imaginings are false foundations and it will not be good for your soul if at the end of your life you are still enmeshed in this way of being.

There is a God who is above you!  He asks you to open your mind to His existence.  Allow the Light of His Magnificent Beauty to shine on you and give you peace.

Let Him be the One who is in control of your body, mind, soul, spirit, as you walk through this life.  Ask for His Goodness and Mercy and Grace to be yours.

He loves you and wants you to find Him in seeking for Truth as part of your human reasoning.