19 results for tag: Sound Doctrine

In the Word: The Guarantee of Our Future Hope

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. It is our desire that this series will aid you in getting in the Bible for yourself and discovering the joy that comes from hearing from God through the pages of His Word. READ: “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. After a little while the world will no longer see Me, but you will see Me; because I live, you will live also.”John 14:18-19 Because Jesus has conquered death, we live. Because Jesus lives, He gives the Holy Spirit to us who teaches us. He takes the Bible and applies it uniquely to each of our hearts, speaking precisely what messages we need ...

In the Word: The Helper

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. It is our desire that this series will aid you in getting in the Bible for yourself and discovering the joy that comes from hearing from God through the pages of His Word. “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever.” John 14:16 READ: My husband and I went to sit at a Lake Michigan beach while we were still in deep grief after our daughter’s stillbirth. We sat in chilly air, looking at the endless blue. This was the closest that we could come to an ocean, living in the Midwest. Looking out at my version of the ...

In the Word: Defined By Love

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. It is our desire that this series will aid you in getting in the Bible for yourself and discovering the joy that comes from hearing from God through the pages of His Word. “But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”Romans 5:8 READ: “Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean He no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are ...

In the Word: Our Only Hope

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. It is our desire that this series will aid you in getting in the Bible for yourself and discovering the joy that comes from hearing from God through the pages of His Word. “But He was pierced for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with His wounds we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5 READ: How do I do justice to the beauty of the cross? I cannot. Indeed, I will be worshiping Him for the way He has saved me from my sin for all eternity. There is a Savior! As Thomas Watson said, "Till sin be bitter, ...

In the Word: The Source of Our Rest

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. It is our desire that this series will aid you in getting in the Bible for yourself and discovering the joy that comes from hearing from God through the pages of His Word. Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.Matthew 11:28 READ: There is only one God, the One whose nature, attributes, and character are revealed in the Bible. There is only one God who is capable of rushing His people into His presence at death. There is only one God who created people out of the overflow of His own perfect joy and for His own pleasure. There is ...

In the Word: Finding True Rest

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. It is our desire that this series will aid you in getting in the Bible for yourself and discovering the joy that comes from hearing from God through the pages of His Word. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.-Matthew 11:29 READ: In grief, nothing seems to be what it used to be; even something as simple as sitting feels different. One day, I walked down the staircase in my home to sit in the corner of the basement where I could be physically lowest and most removed from the ...

In the Word: His Word Gives Sweet Wisdom

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. It is our desire that this series will aid you in getting in the Bible for yourself and discovering the joy that comes from hearing from God through the pages of His Word. “I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.I understand more than the aged, for I keep your precepts.”-Psalm 119:99-100 READ: Neither position nor age is the determinant or giver of wisdom. If you have met someone after loss who has blessed your soul with his or her wisdom—whether younger or older—have no question about how you may gain the same wealth. ...

In the Word: His Word Is Sweet in Adversity

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. It is our desire that this series will aid you in getting in the Bible for yourself and discovering the joy that comes from hearing from God through the pages of His Word. “Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me.”Psalm 119:98 READ: We are given reason in Scripture to understand it as sweet. First, Scripture makes us wise in adversity. The Word of God makes us wiser than what is hostile to our souls after loss. Here are some examples: Do you have days of blaming yourself for the earthly loss of your child?Then, the Word of God makes ...

In the Word: His Word is Sweet to My Soul

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. It is our desire that this series will aid you in getting in the Bible for yourself and discovering the joy that comes from hearing from God through the pages of His Word. “How sweet are Your words to my taste,sweeter than honey to my mouth!”Psalm 119:103 READ: Have you tasted anything sweet in your soul after loss? Has there been anything since your baby went to heaven that has bolstered you beyond words? Maybe you have had a taste of heaven like never before because you now have a child there. Or maybe you have found a taste of fellowship like never before through ...