Hope with God

6 Verses To Help You When You Worry I am a worrier by nature. I have always been a worrier and try as I hard as I can I have not been able to completely overcome this tendency.

Lord, we pray for Lois and her daughter to be reconciled soon. May your grace and forgiveness flow through their relationship. Amen.

Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Colossians 3:13

The Same Old Story — Hope with God Radio I returned to a place I haven’t visited for a few years, and I noticed a lot of changes. I even got lost because things are so different from my memory of them.

When you hear the word “refreshment,” what do you think of? Personally, I think of a nice cold glass of fresh lemonade on a hot day. Maybe for you, it is sweet tea on a porch somewhere. Maybe you think of water after a good bike ride. It can even be some hot chocolate after a day of skiing or snowboarding. Refreshments make you say, “Ahhhh. This is what I was missing.” Refreshments make you feel fresh again. This usually means you lacked something that this refreshment provides. You get back your energy, your joy, and your spirit. Can a glass of lemonade really do all that?

The Bible talks about springs of water as marker points, because they were places people could be refreshed. Can you imagine carrying your water bottle around for days, not sure exactly when you’d find water again? This is why Psalm 23 talks about God leading us by “still waters.” What comes next? “He restores my soul.” The Lord is the one who refreshes us fully through the Holy Spirit and His written word. He provides us with water, yet He is the true refreshment. He can restore us to health, happiness, and good living.

Once you’ve been refreshed, look around at all of the thirsty, tired people around you. You must share God’s refreshment with them, reaching your world one thirsty person at a time. —from Luis Palau Classics Archive

God, we pray for Danielle. Please heal her anxiety and may your peace fall upon her! Amen.

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you. 2 Thessalonians 3:16

After all these years, I sometimes still get butterflies sharing the Good News with someone I know. Here’s what we all need to remember: We never know what another person will think about the message of Good News. Who are we to kill a conversation about Jesus Christ before it begins? But many Christians are more worried about what the other person is thinking about them than what the Lord told us to tell them.

Yes, it’s a shame Christianity has been painted by some as extremist. In response we can only do our best to demonstrate what real Christians are like—and not get inside our own heads all the time to try and prepare for fallout that usually never happens.

The real stories are stories about the generosity of Christ followers, the sacrifices we make, and the love and joy we show in the name of Jesus [1 John 3:23].

In the end, I don’t think there are that many external barriers to evangelism. We imagine there are, but that’s on us. We hold ourselves back.
Many perceived obstacles transform into open doors when you get close to people in faith and love. Give it a try today. Then write me and tell me your experience. It’ll help and encourage me! —from Luis Palau Classics Archive

The Power to Forgive — Hope with God Radio It’s obvious to all of us that people are hurting in our world today. Many people feel marginalized and misunderstood.

Who Is The Helper And When Did He Come? Jesus told His disciples that He was going to send the Helper. Who was the Helper and when did He come?

Lord, we pray for Deb and her friend Jason who is having open heart surgery. Please protect him and help him to recover well. Amen.

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6

Change That Lasts — Hope with God Radio Matt was popular. But he used various substances and people for his own pleasure.

After my cancer diagnosis, I had to wrestle in a unique way with my own mortality, but in prayer and Scripture I found renewed hope and God’s amazing “peace that passes understanding,” as Philippians 4:7 says.

The old promises still stand, but there’s a freshness too. I go into detail about my own process of finding peace in this season in my new book—and peace certainly was elusive for a while. Satan really attacked. But one verse that has kept coming back—and felt almost like a new one to me—was Psalm 18:30. It says: “As for God, His way is perfect. The Word of the Lord is flawless.”

These days, I keep searching my soul, asking about the state of my own faith. I know many are praying for my healing. Many have written to me, convinced that God is going to heal me. I’d sure like that—to be able to tell people that story. So if the Lord decides to heal me and keep me on planet Earth for a few more months, hallelujah! Otherwise, I’m ready to go and see Him face to face.


On the other hand, I’m 85 now, and have lived a full life. I’m thankful for it. I made mistakes along the way, but I feel I did what God told me to do. And in that place, the psalmist’s words speak to me. It’s really true: “[God’s] way is perfect.” It really is! —from Luis Palau Classics Archive

Our Father — Hope with God Radio When I was a little boy, age 10, my father passed away. Thankfully, I received Jesus as my personal Savior at age 12, and God’s role as a father in my life became very real.

How To Experience The Holy Spirit Do the comfortable need the Comforter? The Bible shows us that living a "safe" life may be keeping us from experiencing all of the Holy Spirit.

Lord, we pray for Emma and her friend to be reconciled soon. May your grace flow through their friendship. Amen.

Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Colossians 3:13

Mist — Hope with God Radio Listen to this verse in James 4: “What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.”

An immensely meaningful influence on my Dad’s young life was Mr. Charles Rogers, a church planter and evangelist. His wife, Mrs. Rogers, signed my Dad’s childhood autograph book. She drew a cottage in the corner of one page. The tiny house sat lonely in the dark. But out from its window poured tremendous beams of light, lighting up the darkness.

Under the picture, she wrote, “Let your light shine,” quoting the words of our Lord Jesus in Matthew 5:16. That picture was so vivid that even then my Dad took it as a message from the Lord. He knew he was supposed to take the light of Jesus Christ to the world.

My grandmother prayed that he would do just that. When Dad was a teen, she said: “Go to towns that don’t have a church! Take the Gospel. Plant churches.” She urged him to get going. He replied, “Mom, I’m waiting for the call.”
“The call?” she said. “The call went out two thousand years ago, Luis! The Lord’s waiting for your answer.”

I’m so grateful that my Dad answered that call. One night while he was proclaiming the Good News, I sat in the stands with tears in my eyes. That night, I gave my life to Jesus Christ and everything changed. What about you? Have you answered God’s call to let your light shine? —Andrew Palau