Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it (1 Peter 3:11).
GOD OF HOPE
God of Hope
Stop & Think: August 21, 2025
How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? (James 4:14)
Don’t brag about tomorrow, since you don’t know what the day will bring (Proverbs 27:1).
Stop & Think: August 20, 2025
Who holds the wind in his fists? (Proverbs 30:4)
Even the wind and waves obey him! (Luke 8:25)
Stop & Think: August 19, 2025
There will be an abundance of flowers and singing and joy! . . . You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring (Isaiah 35:2; 58:11).
Stop & Think: August 18, 2025
You have greatly encouraged me and made me happy despite all our troubles (2 Corinthians 7:4).
Stop & Think: August 17, 2025
Whenever we are faced with any calamity . . . we can come to stand in your presence . . . We can cry out to you to save us, and you will hear us and rescue us (2 Chronicles 20:9).
Stop & Think: August 16, 2025
So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries (Matthew 6:34).
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything (Philippians 4:6).
Stop & Think: August 15, 2025
Those who make evil plans will be ruined, but those who plan to do good will be loved and trusted (Proverbs 14:22).
Stop & Think: August 14, 2025
The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results (James 5:16).
Stop & Think: August 13, 2025
The members of the council were amazed when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, for they could see that they were ordinary men . . . [but] they also recognized them as men who had been with Jesus (Acts 4:13).
Stop & Think: August 12, 2025
Blessed are those who are generous (Proverbs 22:9).
Since you excel in so many ways . . . I want you to excel also in this gracious act of giving (2 Corinthians 8:7).
Stop & Think: August 11, 2025
God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him (Philippians 2:13).