by MJR | Apr 23, 2026 | Genuine Hope
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, Acts 16:25 The graphic I’ve used for this series of depicts sudden storms. Perhaps one of the most sudden storms for the early church preceded the...
by MJR | Apr 22, 2026 | Genuine Hope
No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about...
by MJR | Apr 21, 2026 | Genuine Hope
Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a...
by MJR | Apr 20, 2026 | Genuine Hope
Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.” Job 1:20-21 Last...
by MJR | Apr 17, 2026 | Genuine Hope
But he knows the way that I take;when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold. Job 23:10 Everyone walks through seasons when life feels heavy. Each of us carries a story marked by both joy and hardship. Yet few stories are as striking as Job’s. He lost...
by MJR | Apr 15, 2026 | Genuine Hope
So to keep me from being too elated by the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he...
