From: "M ' To: "Jeffrey" <[email protected].> Subject: Fw: Hope, Thursday Devotional April 4 Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2013 22:54:53 +0000 Importance: Normal Hi Jeffrey! Greetings from Beverly Hills - I'm in town to DJ an event for Anthropologie tonight. I forever think of you when I hear the word hope as it was brought up in one of our first conversations. Wanted to share the following devotion w you. I hope you are well and hope to see you soon! xo From: Daily Disciples Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 06:16:32 -0400 (EDT) To: ReplyTo: Subject: Hope, Thursday Devotional April 4 Daily Disciples Hope Thursday April 4 Today's Reading: Judges 19-21; Luke 7:31-50 Today's Thoughts: Hope Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart, All you who hope In the Lord. Psalm 21:34 The word "hope" is mentioned repeatedly throughout the Psalms to bring encouragement in the Lord. Most of us speak of "hope" interchangeably with other words such as dreams, wishes, desires and goals. We pray and hope, dream and hope, and you can probably think of other words that you use in connection with "hope." The Bible most commonly uses the word "trust" in association with its definition. To hope in the Lord means that we are putting our trust in Him. In searching how often "hope" is used, I found that it comes up most frequently in the book of Job and the Psalms. One book describes pain and suffering; the other, praise and worship. But hope is the common thread in both. When we are down, we are desperate for something or someone to place our hopes in or upon. We need to know that tomorrow will be better. We need to believe that lives are changing toward the good. If we are sick, we hope to be healed. If we are in financial crises, we hope for restoration and prosperity. If we are in any kind of trouble, we hope that everything works out positively. We hope for a tomorrow EFTA00875056