Partners in Hope

God says the good life comes from spending time with Him, allowing His Words to fill our hearts and His Spirit to guide us in the way we should go.

We are taught to bless the one who may speak badly about us.

Even though our feelings may go up and down, there is nothing that can hide us from God’s presence. 

We are naturally bent towards living in self-will and we live in a sinful broken world.  We get stained and germed-up every day and need the cleansing and refreshing God makes available.  Just as we “clean as we go” in our homes each day, so God wants us to allow Him to clean us regularly as we go through our day.

As we consider being grateful today I thought we could focus on what it means to remain in a posture of gratitude a little longer than just a fleeting moment.

The story of God connecting with His people in public places like the tabernacle and the temple is told in chapter after chapter in the Old Testament part of the Bible.  So what does that have to do with us today? Amazingly, we are now meant to be those who demonstrate every day this connection between heaven and earth, this God who meets persons and persons who meet with God.