We all know that life can be rather trying and very hard sometimes. There are a lot of challenges and various trials that we all face at some point in our lives. There will be moments of great joy where we will feel like rejoicing and shouting praises. There will be other times when our souls will feel troubled and all we feel is despair in the deepest recesses of our being.
There will be moments when we feel discouraged and we wonder if we can even go on any further on our journey. We may feel isolated and alone and even overlooked. We may feel lonely and afraid not knowing what the future holds for us. We are living in troubling times. The world is full of trouble and there is an increasing darkness afoot in our world these days. The world seems to be imploding all around us and the times are a changing and not for the better I am afraid.
Many people have distanced themselves from the Living God, the Maker of Heaven and earth. Many people give no thought about God in their daily lives. Sadly there are people who sit in church pews every Sunday that give no thought about God during the rest of the week. Many people are missing a close relationship with God who is the Creator of all things seen and unseen.
God wants to have a close and personal relationship with each one of us. God demonstrated His great love towards us by sending His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, to this world to die for our sins past, present, and future. God raised Jesus from the dead to show us that He is indeed God. We must humble ourselves and trust the Lord Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior by faith in order to receive forgiveness of our sins. We can't save ourselves by our own works. We are saved by the grace of Jesus Christ by placing our faith in Him and His finished work on the Cross.
There is hope for you and I. There is hope for our ever increasingly dark world. There is hope for each one of us in the Lord Jesus Christ. We need a fresh faith in the Lord. We need a fresh power of the Holy Spirit to flow into our hearts and our beings.
Lord,
We praise Your Name.
Thank You for the hope we have in You O Lord.
Give us a fresh faith in You and a fresh outpouring of Your Holy Spirit.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
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