And therefore I have hope
Lamentations 3:17 (NIV) 17 I have been deprived of peace;
I have forgotten what prosperity is.
Lamentations 3:20-26 (NIV)
20 I well remember them,
and my soul is downcast within me.
21 Yet this I call to mind
and therefore I have hope:
22 Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
24 I say to myself, “The LORD is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him.”
25 The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him;
26 it is good to wait quietly
for the salvation of the LORD.
Psalms 46:1 (NIV) 1 God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
Job 19:25-27 (NIV) 25 I know that my redeemer lives,
and that in the end he will stand on the earth.
26 And after my skin has been destroyed,
yet in my flesh I will see God;
27 I myself will see him
with my own eyes —I, and not another.
How my heart yearns within me!
In preparing for the great winter storm of 2026, I worked diligently not to be caught off guard. I bought groceries, prepared meals, washed, dried and put up one load of laundry after another. Everything was going fine until Friday night when one load of clothes would not dry. Larry left a message with the repair shop we use, but it would be Wednesday before they could come.
Wednesday came and went, and parts would have to be ordered and a later visit scheduled Bottom line, this was the third repair on my dryer and the cost was now more than the cost of a new appliance. So next week I will receive a new dryer. If anyone needs me over the next few days, I will be in the laundry room.
In today’s reading, I am reminded that life is not aways smooth sailing. Yet, regardless of what comes our way we can be assured that God will not leave us nor forsake us. A broken dryer can be referred to as a “first world problem.” You know, the kind of problems that do not plague those who live in third world countries where the floors are not just dirty but made of dirt, the food is neither plentiful nor nutritious, and clothes are still washed in a creek.
As I read today’s scripture and ponder upon the goodness of God, I know, believe and understand that my life is never so despairing that I could ever give up on God. How about you? Is God still your hope? If not, pray with me now: Father God, today we approach You in the midst of turmoil, knowing that You alone are our help, you are our deliverer, and you are our Redeemer. By the blood of Jesus, we have been bought back and brought back into Your presence. May we live daily in the hope found only in You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
May we rejoice in the Lord today and every day.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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