Devotion: When Well-Meaning People Hurt Us, God Gets It

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"As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples ask Him, 'Rabbi who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?' 'Neither this man nor his parents sinned,' said Jesus, 'but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.'" (John 9: 1-3) One dear-lady on one of the prayer forums I visit requested prayer for her church and a member of this church. This church-member suffers from Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, one of the illnesses we refer to as an “invisible illness” because we can not actually see the results of the damage this illness can cause. Since there is little known about this disorder, the church members took it upon themselves to intervene and try to heal this member in … [Read more...]

When You Hope & Are Disappointed, Then What?

"And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us." (Romans 5:5) "Mom, we have too much hope," my son said, "TOO MUCH HOPE!" Can you have too much hope? Josh & I were walking through a local discount store when I excitedly discovered a large wooden cut out of the word HOPE. The 'E' was a bit loose & there was a scratch, but it would look perfect in my house. This is when my son replied, "We have too much hope!" (And another customer gave us an odd look, not seeing the item I'd picked up.) When Rest Ministries began HopeKeepers small group years ago I started collecting things that said "Hope." Even as you walk up to my front door you will see a red metal … [Read more...]