There are many verses in scripture that encourage us to take hope in God.
For example, John 14:27 (NASB) states, "Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful."
Here are several Psalms that speak of us taking refuge in God and our soul praising God:
Psalm 46:1-3 (NASB) - "God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change and though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; Though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah."
Psalm 146:1-2 (NASB) - "Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! I will praise the LORD while I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being."
Horatio G. Spafford, a successful businessman and family man suffered several successive losses. The first was the loss of a young son to pneumonia in 1871 and then the loss of his business in the great Chicago fire. Then in 1873 his wife and four daughters were on a ship, crossing the Atlantic when it collided with another ship and quickly sank. All four daughters were drowned. His wife was rescued and taken to Wales where she sent her husband the following message, "Saved alone, what shall I do?"
Spafford took the next available ship to join his grieving wife. About four days into the voyage, the ship's captain called Spafford to his cabin to inform him that the ship was at the spot where his four daughters had drowned. According to a daughter born later, her father wrote the hymn, "It Is Well With My Soul" on this journey.
Today I choose to offer up a modern rendition of this classic hymn - Kristene DiMarco's "It Is Well"
Here are several Psalms that speak of us taking refuge in God and our soul praising God:
Psalm 46:1-3 (NASB) - "God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change and though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; Though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah."
Psalm 146:1-2 (NASB) - "Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! I will praise the LORD while I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being."
Horatio G. Spafford, a successful businessman and family man suffered several successive losses. The first was the loss of a young son to pneumonia in 1871 and then the loss of his business in the great Chicago fire. Then in 1873 his wife and four daughters were on a ship, crossing the Atlantic when it collided with another ship and quickly sank. All four daughters were drowned. His wife was rescued and taken to Wales where she sent her husband the following message, "Saved alone, what shall I do?"
Spafford took the next available ship to join his grieving wife. About four days into the voyage, the ship's captain called Spafford to his cabin to inform him that the ship was at the spot where his four daughters had drowned. According to a daughter born later, her father wrote the hymn, "It Is Well With My Soul" on this journey.
Today I choose to offer up a modern rendition of this classic hymn - Kristene DiMarco's "It Is Well"
I leave one last scripture as a benediction for you.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 (NASB) "Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."
~~Ken
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