Hope in Babylon

“Look, the time is coming when I will turn everything around for my people, both in Israel and in Judah. I, God, say so. I’ll bring them back to the land I gave their ancestors and they’ll take up ownership again.” (Jeremiah 30:3 MSG) God…

Looking Ahead

“I am God. And at the right time, I’ll make it happen.” (Isaiah 60:22 MSG) What will God make happen? Complete restoration. The entirety of chapter 60 speaks about Jerusalem being set right: the light returning, the Temple being rebuilt, the children of Israel coming…

A Seed in the Stumps

“The country will look like pine and oak forest with every tree cut down – every tree a stump, a huge field of stumps.” (Isaiah 6:12 MSG) Have you ever surveyed your life and felt like this? All your effort, all your prayers and petitions…

Misplaced Hope

“Listen to my cry for help, my King, and my God, for I pray to no one but You.” (Psalm 5:2 NLT) Since my husband is an incessant Star Wars fan, this scripture always brings to mind Princess Lea and her holographic message to Old…