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Welcome. My name is Richard Templin Hancock and I’m here to encourage you to have faith in Jesus Christ and follow Him daily. I'm glad you're here—let's walk this path together.

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The Holy Spirit Reminds Us Of The Words Of Jesus

The Holy Spirit Reminds Us Of The Words Of Jesus

John 14:26 BSB

“But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.”

Thank God for the Holy Spirit, who always brings us to Jesus and reminds us of His words and teachings.

And thank God that the Holy Spirit will be with us forever!

John 14:16 tells us:

“And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—”

Thank God the Holy Spirit is faithful to testify about Jesus.

John 15:26 says:

“When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.”

Remember what Jesus says in John 14:26?

“But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.”

What a wonderful Helper and companion the Holy Spirit is!

Let us ask the Holy Spirit to help us recognize His presence and leading today, and to remind us of the words of Jesus so we can follow Him faithfully.

God's Years Have No End

God's Years Have No End

Psalms 102:25-27 :
"Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end."

Psalms 90:4:
"For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night."

John 8:58:
"Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am."

Hebrews 13:8:
"Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever."

Praise the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God who sent Messiah Jesus. His years have no end!

God Thinks About You

God Thinks About You

Psalm 139:17 (NLT)

“How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered!”

This very moment, God is thinking about you.

He thought about you before you were born. He thought about you when you took your first steps, when you had your first day at school, and through every moment of your life.

And His thoughts about you are not just a few.

Psalm 139:17 (NKJV)

“How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!”

The thoughts God has toward you are filled with blessings.

Jeremiah 29:11 (NKJV)

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

And God’s thoughts toward you can be trusted. Even when things seem dark to us, we can trust that He knows what is best and has our ultimate good in mind.

Isaiah 55:8–9 (NKJV)

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.”

So be assured: your Heavenly Father thinks about you, cares about you, and has your best interests at heart.

What a wonderful thought—that the God who created the heavens and the earth thinks about you.

And He has made a way for you to know Him by faith in His Son, Jesus Christ.

He Made Us

He Made Us

Psalm 100:3 (KJV)

“Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.”

“...He hath made us...” That phrase caught my attention.

God has made us who we are as individual human beings. And He has made us born again—something we could never do on our own, no matter how hard we might try.

Ephesians 2:1 (NKJV) says:

“And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins.”

We are God’s handiwork from beginning to end. From our mother’s womb, to our first breath, to our spiritual rebirth, it is all from the hand of our Heavenly Father.

As Ephesians 2:4–7 (NKJV) reminds us:

“But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.”

What a powerful reminder!

God made us, and through Jesus Christ, He has made us spiritually alive. Our salvation is not something we accomplished ourselves. It is the work of God’s grace through Jesus.

Being reminded of all this should bring reassurance to our hearts. Our today and our future are in God's good hands.

So whatever you may be facing today, remember: He made you, He loves you, and in Christ, He is still working in your life. 

All praise and glory be to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the God who loved us so much He sent us the Messiah, Jesus.