Jesus is our Only Hope
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by Vonette Bright
“Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God” ( Psalm 43:5).
Judy’s teenage life took a horrible turn. One day, her boss raped her. He even convinced her it was her fault. She kept the tormenting secret to herself. Judy longed to know real love and to feel safe from pain.
Several years later, she married a man who safely loved and sheltered her. Then he died in a horrible car accident.
Judy couldn’t bear to face life alone. She just wanted to die. In fact, she entered a church to say goodbye to the world. But as she prayed, she felt God’s love wash all over her. She wept and invited Jesus to take over her life.
Judy is learning to build her life on Jesus now. And with His help, she will make it.
Dear one, you can rely on God to pull you through life’s difficulties. He’s always just a prayer away.
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This devotional was written by Vonette Bright. Learn more about Vonette: http://www.talk.thelife.com/authors/vonette-bright/
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Thank God – he is are only hope!
After losing my job, home and my mother – all within days of each other….I couldn’t take anymore.
But God’s love and ever reminding spirit is working with me. If it wasn’t for Him – I would be lost in more ways then one.
Praise Him in the Storm!
Thank you Lord for being my shelter and strength!
I cannot even begin to think of anyone not believing in Jesus Christ. My granddaughter married into a family that has all kinds of family problems. Thank goodness the man she married wants a better life for my granddaughter and their baby girl. They are living with his parents right now, but they are moving into their own home next month and all I can say is “PRAISE THE LORD FOR WATCHING OVER THEM THESE PAST FEW MONTHS”. If it was not for God I don’t think they would have made it. Keep them in your prayers.
I love My Heavenly Father and I know he loves me and watches over me daily. He has helped me through so many times when I thought he was not listening. I can remember a lot of times when I prayed and I thought he was ignoring me and days and maybe weeks later I saw his answer right in front of me.
I can also remember a very dark time in my life (about 35 years ago) when I was praying and felt a warmth flow through my body and such peace that was unexplainable. I also felt this about 9 years ago when my father died and I was praying for assurance of his salvation. It is good to know that Jesus is always there when we call on Him, and lets us feel His presence in a special way when we most need it. PRAISE HIM!!
As I read this today my thoughts went back to a Bible study group I was in. It was all women and we used the letters in the word hope this way, Helping Other Princesses Evolve. Maybe I should change that to Helping Other People Evolve. This is only mys second day here and I noticed a gentleman posted concerned about his wife but placing her in the Lord’s hands. There is always HOPE if our hope is in the Lord.
Everyday that i read my devotional here on this site i feel that it is written just for me. Today was no exception…..Jesus is our only hope. That is exactly the way i feel. I have many health issues going on right now, my lifestyle may have to change (to accompany the health issues) and all the mind games this all causes me and here today is “Jesus is our only Hope” Amen!! This is what i keep thinking daily and everytime i pray. I work so hard at keeping my spirits up and keeping my faith strong but sometimes it gets so hard. Then i remember…..Jesus is our only hope. Thank u Vonetta Bright for ur words to me today….Jesus is my only hope….Thank u Christian Women Devotions for the words i read everyday in ur email devotions that make me realize God is there and He is my only hope.
YES YES THANK GOD JESUS IS ONLY A PRAYER AWAY, AND THANK GOD FOR THAT. I HAVE HAD A YEAR, BUT GOD BROUGHT ME, CARRIED ME, WALKED BESIDE ME, WHEN I THOUGHT I COULD NOT WALK ANOTHER STEP. I BEGIN WORK ON THE SECOND OF JANUARY, AFTER BEING FIRED FOR NO REASON, A JOB I THOUGHT I WOULD RETIRE FROM, BEING 41, I FELT LIKE A COMPLETE FAILURE, BUT GOD FORSEEN SOMETHINGS I COULD NOT SEE, AND FAITH HAS BROUGHT ME THROUGH THESE HARD TIMES, I AM ALMOST CURRENT IN ALL BILLS, AND WILL BE BY THE END OF JANUARY, AND GOD HAS NOT ALLOWED TO GO WITHOUT A THING, AND FOR THAT I AM ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO MY GOD. LOVE YOU LADIES, I HAVE MISSED YOU MORNINGS IN THE CHAT ROOM, HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE ON MONDAY AM, LOVE IN CHRIST LISA N.
No Doubt ….Jesus is our only Hope & ANSWER ….after a separation of mine with my wife, today I called from East Africa & she being in USA ….she was rude and Arogant ….and even objected to my Prayer I made for her on the Phone with her shrieking why you asked God for wisdom for me ….I have my own relationship with Him ….Now what …? the Amswer is Jesus & His guidance ….
DSH
I was moved by the words, “But as she prayed, she felt God’s love wash all over her.” I remember a very dark time in my life when that happened to me. I was living overseas and I was very sick with chronic bronchitis. All I could manage to do was crawl out of bed, go teach for a couple of hours, come home and sleep, and do the same again in the afternoon. I would cough sometimes incessantly for 30 minutes or more. I was exhausted, lonely, and very discouraged.
One day as I lay in bed reading The Sacred Romance by Brent Curtis and John Eldredge, I sensed the love of God leap off the page at me and cover me in a way I had never known before. I put the book on my chest and turned my head to look out the window where I saw I hawk soaring high above the bay a few blocks from me. As he made huge circles in the sky, God’s love filled me and overwhelmed me. I wept as I began to realize the depth and strength of this love.
In the coming days and months, I was changed from the inside out. I began to see that as much as God loves me, as if I were His ONLY love, He loves EVERY person I meet just as much! Suddenly, I wanted nothing more than to share this wonderful love with all those who had never known it before. It was the most fulfilling and amazing time of my life.
That was 7 years ago now. Since then, I have slipped back into the mundaneness of life, and though I have never forgotten this experience and the wonders it worked in me, I have lost touch with the reality of God’s love for me and for others.
Lord, please rekindle the fire of your love in my heart. Capture me again with Your undending love so much that it spills over onto all those around me. Hear my prayer and make me new, again.
Heavenly Father, I call on you right now in a special way. It is through your power that we were created. Every breath we take; every morning we wake, and every moment of every hour, we live under your power. Father, I ask you now to touch JD’s son with the same power. For if you created us from nothing, you can certainly recreate him. Fill him with the helping power of your spirit. Cast out anything that should not be in him. Mend what is broken. Root out any unproductive cells. Open any broken arteries or veins and rebuild any damaged areas. Remove all inflammation and cleanse any infection. Let the warmth of your healing love pass through his body to make new any unhealthy areas, so that his body will function the way you created it to function. And Father, restore JD’s husband’s faith in you and affection toward her. Restore this family to full health in mind and body so that they may serve you the rest of their lives. I ask this through Christ our Lord.And Father please cover Ann’s son [mind/body/spirit] during his stay in Iraq. and return him safely to his family. Thank you Lord for your love/goodness/mercy/and protection.
My husband has walked away from God and emotionally away from me right now. My young son will have a serious surgury in january. I feel like i am in a dark well all alone. I recognize however that God wants me to rely on him more than ever. This devotional was encouraging to me. I dont have any encouraging words right now. I am so grateful he hasn’t left my husband and can bring him out of this if he will let him. God Bless.
Chris I have a friend who has been in the same situation as you and I have seen how much it has hurt her. She is trying to get through the anger and bitterness it all created but it is hard on her since it caused problems in her family.
Sara you are right we leave Him he doesn’t leave us. We hang on to things and it can cause a separation in our relationship with Him.
Luradine I can relate personally with you since my son is in Iraq too. He will not be home until Nov/Dec of 2007. I pray daily for that same hedge of protection. To my knowledge none of his unit has been lost or hurt so far. Our son is worried how all this will change him. I am reminded of the song, Our Hope is in the Lord from this time on forevermore. It is our hope that will see us through these difficult times. I can not imagine going through life without hope.
Yes, Jesus is our Only Hope at all times. I received an email from my son, Diwani, who has been in Iraq since Jan.2006 that he will be returning to his family in Germany in Feb.2007. Jesus has been a fence of protection around him everyday! I thank God and ask you to continue to pray for his protection [mind/body/spirit]. However four fellow servicemen in Diwani’s unit were killed in the last two month[Nov./Dec] I therefore ask you to prayer for their families’ comfort/healing/support during their bereavement. I also ask you to pray for those in authority in USA and Iraq for wisdom to make the right decisions which affects so many families. I know God answers Knee-mail/prayers and I am trusting Him because He is faithful/His word is true:”Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation.” [Psalm 91:14-16] May God bless you with His very best in 2007.
YES WE NEED TO COUNT ON JESUS, HE’S ALWAYS THERE WHEN WE NEED HIM THE MOST THE ONLY ONE WE CAN RELY MOST ON. LIFE ITS A CHALLENGE AND WE ARE GOING TO FACE LOTS OF OBSTACLES AND WE NEED HIS GUIDANCE, AND HELP TO CONTINUE AND HANDLE EVERYDAY STRESS THAT WILL COME OUR WAY. HE’S ALWAYS THERE DURING OUR GOOD DAYS AND OUR BAD DAYS. WE ARE TOO BUSY FOCUSING ON THE HECTIC OF LIFE ITSELF AND TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THE THINGS AND WE SEEM TO OVERLOOK HIM. BUT HE DOESN’T LEAVE US WE LEAVE HIM.
OH YEA, JESUS is only a prayer away!!!!!!
there are so many times just in my daily life that I have just had to do that. I may not of had anything such as rape, etc happen to me, but I have recently had someone take advantage of me and my wanting to help her out, it has really hurt on my budget and I have had to turn it all over to JESUS in order to get throu just daily living otherwise I would be worring about this problem every hour of every day. With JESUS’ help I know I will be able to handle whatever happens.