Tag Archives: hope in God

All My Life

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Pete

As I pause to reflect after my readings this morning, I find myself hovering over Psalm 42. Looking back through my journal, Psalm 42 is by far the “winner” when it comes to the passages meditated on this day in … Continue reading →

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In the Beginning

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Pete

I’m not waiting for the new year. This morning I jump into my 2024 reading plan, reading from Genesis, Matthew, Acts, and Psalms. And the common theme I’m considering as I chew on this morning’s readings? As the year comes to end, … Continue reading →

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Revive Us Again

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Pete

I’m hoping David did not write Psalm 71 (though I suspect he might have). How come? ‘Cause Psalm 71’s songwriter self-identifies as “old and gray”, and David lived to be only 70 years old (2Sam. 5:4, 1Ki. 2:10-11). So, if … Continue reading →

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Hoping Against Hope

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Pete

He had been promised he would be the father of many nations. But we know the story, Abraham had great difficulty becoming the father of but one child. And yet, as I read Romans 4 this morning, he is called … Continue reading →

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He Spoke

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Pete

He had become “the taunt of fools” (v.8). And he knew it was best to keep his mouth shut (v.1). Yet, his “pain intensified” (v.2). His “heart grew hot” within him as the more he thought about it the more … Continue reading →

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A Lifeline

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Pete

David knew about cause and effect. He connected the dots between external circumstance and internal response. Know the ever-present reality of oppression and distress without? Be consumed by darkness and mourning within. Experience unrelenting obstacles day after day? Be prone … Continue reading →

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Relying on God — Always a Good Thing

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Pete

Utterly burdened. Completely overwhelmed. Beyond strength. Way past the ability to endure. Despairing even of life. Thinking this is it, it’s over, not going to make it! That’s the situation Paul describes in the opening chapter of 2Corinthians (vv. 8-9a). … Continue reading →

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Hope Amidst Hypocrisy

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Pete

I don’t know how many times I’ve read the passage, but I’m thinking this may be the first time I’ve hovered over it. Maybe because I’ve been somewhat tuned to the hypocrisy of the religious elite of Jesus’ day by … Continue reading →

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The God of My Life

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Pete

In one sense it strikes me as an apt psalm for expressing some of the collateral damage experienced during a pandemic. As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for … Continue reading →

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Passing Away

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Pete

The verses pop this morning. Maybe not surprising given it’s the eve of an election that I can’t imagine anyone — not even the most politically disinterested — not having their eye upon. Beyond the “who wins” there’s so much … Continue reading →

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