by MJR | Jan 14, 2022 | Genuine Hope
“The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the person who seeks Him.”Lamentations 3:25 Here’s a challenge I think most of us face as we attempt to grow in our understanding of how to describe a deeper, rooted life in Christ – how to avoid a sense of...
by MJR | Jan 13, 2022 | Genuine Hope
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.Matthew 11: 28 Earlier this week a friend relayed the story of a mutual friend who felt drained completely. He had nothing else to offer. He was in need of rest. Can you relate? Do the cares of...
by MJR | Jan 12, 2022 | Genuine Hope
“And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you pray, go into your room and shut...
by MJR | Jan 11, 2022 | Genuine Hope
Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith.2 Thessalonians 3:1-2 How many times have you been asked to pray for someone...
by MJR | Jan 10, 2022 | Genuine Hope
But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.Matthew 10:30 Usually, when I hear the verse above mentioned, many pastors or teachers end up making a bald joke of some kind, but the message of the passage is not about the number of hairs that are or aren’t...
by MJR | Jan 7, 2022 | Genuine Hope
Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,Ephesians 6:18 Years ago an older friend of mine told me he never prayed for “the little things like a...
