Daily Hope Devotionals - Truth

Facing the Facts With Faith

Sometimes people mistakenly believe that faith means ignoring the facts. But nothing could be further from the truth! Abraham understood this: “Abraham was almost a hundred years old, much past the age for having children, … Continue reading Facing the Facts With Faith

Trusting God Means Obeying Him Completely

Partial obedience is still disobedience. You can’t just pick and choose which commands of God you will follow. There are two important truths you need to understand related to God’s commands:   God’s standard of … Continue reading Trusting God Means Obeying Him Completely

Don’t Stop at Just Reading God’s Word

There are many things you can do with God’s Word. You can receive it, read it, research it, remember it, and reflect on it. But if you fail to put into practice what you learn, … Continue reading Don’t Stop at Just Reading God’s Word

God’s Word Is the Only Stable Foundation

The foundation of a house tells you how big the house can get. You can’t put a big house on a small or faulty foundation. It’ll collapse every time. The same is true for your … Continue reading God’s Word Is the Only Stable Foundation

Six Trustworthy Principles for Interpreting the Bible

There are right ways and wrong ways to interpret Scripture. There are some methods for interpreting the Bible that will always give you the wrong interpretation. But there are others that are likely to lead … Continue reading Six Trustworthy Principles for Interpreting the Bible

Three Questions for Bible Application

As you grow as a Christian, you have to start applying God’s Word to your life. Just reading the Bible isn’t enough. But if you haven’t spent much time trying to apply God’s Word to … Continue reading Three Questions for Bible Application

Questions to Help You ‘Chew’ on Scripture

When you meditate as a Christian, you think about Scripture. You meditate on Scripture in the same way a cow chews her cud—by chewing on it and chewing on it and chewing on it. To … Continue reading Questions to Help You ‘Chew’ on Scripture

Two Steps to Effective Bible Study

Studying God’s Word will change your life if you put what you learn into practice. But all of that starts with your willingness to study his Word. The Bible says, “Open my eyes, that I … Continue reading Two Steps to Effective Bible Study

A Simple Way to Study Scripture

To study the Bible in a way that changes your life, you don’t need commentaries or Bible study software. In fact, if you were stuck on a desert island with just a Bible, you could … Continue reading A Simple Way to Study Scripture

What Cows Teach Us About Meditation

I can remember hearing great sermons and in-depth Bible teaching and wondering how the teacher found all those great nuggets of truth in God’s Word. That’s why I wrote my first book more than 40 … Continue reading What Cows Teach Us About Meditation