Daily Hope Devotionals - Mark 10

I don’t know what your next step is, but I do know this: You have one. God will never be finished taking you deeper in faith. There is always a next step. Your next step … Continue reading Take the Next Step of Faith

The Bible tells the story of a blind man named Bartimaeus. One day, as Jesus and his followers left Jericho, they came upon him begging by the side of the road. When he heard that … Continue reading Seize the Moment

To reap a great harvest, you must plant generously in faith. My wife Kay and I have done this hundreds and hundreds of times. We’ve raised our giving from 10 percent 40 years ago to … Continue reading God’s Promises to Those Who Give

Don’t let your fears control you! Face your fears by putting your faith in God. Fear has an incredible ability to paralyze your potential—to keep you from launching out with faith. When we choose fear … Continue reading Let Faith, Not Fear, Rule Your Heart

Loving like Jesus means you must value others the way Jesus values you. You are a child of the king. God created you, and Christ gave his life for you. The Bible says in 1 … Continue reading Love Looks and Listens

I don’t know what step you need to take next, but I do know that you need to take it. Your next step may be to accept Jesus Christ into your life or to be … Continue reading Take the Next Step of Faith

If you’re going to make a fresh start with faith in your life, you need to face your fears. Don’t let them control you! Fear has an incredible ability to paralyze our potential—to keep us … Continue reading Let Faith, Not Fear, Rule Your Heart

In Mark 10, a huge crowd was following Jesus as he left Jericho. A man named Bartimaeus was blind and begging by the roadside. When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus was nearby, he began to shout, … Continue reading Don’t Put Off Your Fresh Start

What’s in our hearts often determines what we feel when we look at people. When we see a crowd, we can easily get irritated or impatient. But when Jesus saw a crowd, “he had compassion … Continue reading Look at Others the Way God Looks at You

Marriage doesn’t solve your problems. Marriage does not create your problems. Marriage reveals your problems. It simply magnifies what was already a problem when you were living as a single adult. So if marriage doesn’t … Continue reading Marriage Is Meant for Connection