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How can you have a white Christmas without snow?
By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus White is such a beautiful color. Or is it? Is it really a color, or is it the purity of not being tainted by a color. With paints, if you add just a smidgen of another color to white it takes on the hue of the color added....
Christmas, abortion and Joseph, the forgotten man of Christmas
There’s a consensus among many Bible students that Jesus was not born on, or even around, December 25. It’s believed He was born in the month of….
Remember the Wonder of Christmas
Excerpt from the book, Why the Butterfly? During this hectic holiday time, take a few minutes to pause and reflect on the magnitude of God’s mercy…
Is your heart clean? Psalm 51
By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51 is often called “The Repenter’s Psalm.” In this psalm, King David pleads for forgiveness of his sin, knowing that his sin is first...
Is there treasure in your house?
By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus Treasure can be thought of as anything that is considered to be precious or to have great value. We all must define what the treasures are in our lives, and how they affect our daily living. The Bible speaks a great deal about...
Where is your glory?
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. (Galatians 6:14) The cross was a victory!!! Our sins have been nailed to His cross and...
What makes you cry?
By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus Luke 19:41-42 Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, "If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. Do we see “the...
Prepare to Die!
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus "It is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment!" Hebrews 9:27 This is a somber thought. Life moves quickly and none of us know the moment when we will take our last breath and step into eternity....
Three Groans
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus Do you feel pain that causes you to groan? No surprise! Creation Groans Romans 8:22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. We Groan Romans 8:23 Not only that, but we also...
Do you find contentment in the Lord?
Contentment is found in the Lord Jesus Christ. Read this short devotion and be encouraged.
Who do you need to reconcile with today?
The death of Jesus was the atonement that brought reconciliation between God and man. Jesus offered Himself to pay the price for our sins, to satisfy the wrath of God's judgment on sin, and to open the way to forgiveness of sins. No greater picture of love and...