Hope - Now Think On This by Steve Martin

Hope

Now Think On This

Steve Martin

  

^”Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but longing fulfilled is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12, Tree of Life (TLV)

As I sat across the table from Hope, I wondered if her middle name was Joy. Wouldn’t that have been nice! (I know a Joy by the way. I know Grace, Faith, and even Prudence. What names the Lord has given these lovely ladies!)

Hope was doing a short interview of me for the seasonal work at Samaritan’s Purse here in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Operation Christmas Child Shoebox season was fast approaching, and I wanted to be a part of the team again this go around. I had served here two previous years, and was looking forward to another time with Franklin Graham’s great program for worldwide kids. Blessed to be a blessing.

I had hope.

Some people don’t. They have lost hope in their dreams; their vision has vanished; they see things around them and wonder, “What happened? Why am I here when I thought it was supposed to be so much better?”

Those are real hurts and pains. I know. I have had them myself more times than I care to remember, or even write about. You believe something for so long, and then nothing. Nada. It ain’t happening. Or so you thought for so long.

But it is. It will happen. One thing we can count on in life is that the One who gives life, dreams, provides vision and leads us down a good path is the Lover of our soul. The One who gives is so capable because He is the same One who gave all. He gave His life for us.

This is one thing I do know. Jesus (Yeshua is His beloved Hebrew-given name) cannot lie when He speaks; He cannot hate when He loves; He cannot steal when He gives us His provision. He cannot because it is not in His eternal nature to do so. It is just not there.

What is there in His eternal being is real hope, real love, real encouragement, real joy, real passion for saving the people in the nations.

Without Jesus the people perish. One gunshot, one hurricane, one earthquake and it can be all over for those who have not called upon the Name of the Lord. He is our only hope.

My heart-felt prayer is that you have hope today. Let it be renewed, let it be abundant, let the Holy Spirit speak to your heart afresh and let you know there is light at the end of this tunnel you are in. For the Light has come, He is eternal, and where there is hope there is life to press on through whatever comes your way.

Hope in Jesus today. Be confident in what He has planned for you. He knows what it is and it is good.

Shalom and ahava (peace and love in Hebrew).

Now think on this,

  

Steve Martin

Founder/President

Love For His People, Inc.

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Now Think On This - in the Year of our Lord 10.04.17 - #320 – “Hope” 7:00 am

Shana Tova and some exciting news! - Richard and Carolyn Hyde from Heart of G-d Ministries

Website  |  About Us  |  Music  |  Yeshua Project  |  Living Stones  |  Contact Us Click above to see photos Many of you have met our older son Ariel, director of the Medabrim site on Facebook, and his lovely wife Shayla, who leads the children's ministry at Kehilat Ha Carmel near Haifa. Thank you for blessing their ministry at Tree of Life and their three children.    Now we'd like to introduce you to our younger son Avi and his beautiful wife Liora who are expecting their first child next month!  They live in Jerusalem and are part of King of Kings Congregation.  Avi teaches Krav Maga, Israeli hand to hand combat, and through this he's been able to share Messiah with his students.  He also works closely with Ariel on Medabrim where both our sons spend many hours each day chatting with Israeli seekers.  Liora helps Avi at the Krav Maga studio and she's also studying at the only Israeli believers college to become a counselor - she's going to make a great one!   After a joyful evening in our Galilee home, we sent some friends in tour groups to Avi and Liora where they reported that they thoroughly enjoyed the brief hands-on seminar on what to do in the event of a knife attack! Afterwards, Avi shared testimonies about Israeli seekers finding Messiah - so encouraging!   Richard loves to train with Avi when in Jerusalem, and even I took this seminar so if I can learn a little Krav Maga, so can you!  Thanks so much for prayerfully considering bringing your groups to them and please keep them in prayer.  Feel free to contact them directly at:  hyde.avi@gmail.com  / liora.hyde@gmail.com CITIZENSHIP CASES When the Ministry of Interior, MOI tried to throw Shayla out of Israel, Michael Decker, our lawyer, took the MOI to court where they were required to state the reason for this.  But they couldn't justify their actions so now we have a court date at a high court in Jerusalem on September 26.  Shayla, Ariel and Michael will make an appeal for her right to citizenship so thank you for praying for favor and a just decision! We do thank G-d that Liora finally received a work visa!  What should've come in 2 weeks took 2 years... Living Stones Experience Come to our Galilee home for an evening of worship, Israeli folk dancing, sharing testimonies & dinner served on our roof with a gorgeous view of the Sea of Galilee, Golan and the Jordan Valley! Sukkot in Jerusalem! May you have a sweet New Year, a meaningful fast and a joyful Sukkot! If you'll be in Jerusalem during the Feast of Tabernacles please join us and the local Body of Messiah plus believers from the ends of the earth as we wait upon the L-rd together. Feel free to share these Scripture verses in English and Hebrew with photos I took mostly in Israel.  Enjoy more photos like this on my Facebook page and thank you so much for clicking on LIKE if you like the page!   Thank you so much for your prayers for our prodigals too.  We know that we can't do all that we do without the love, prayers and support of the saints like you all!  Blessings in Yeshua's amazing love, Richard & Carolyn Hyde Heart of G-d Ministries Israel: PO Box 112, Poriya Kfar Avoda   15220   USA:  PO Box 461546, San Antonio, TX 78246 Canada:  First Century Foundations   Canadian charitable tax #10780-1771-RR0001  *   Phone: 1-877-628-2800 Box 234 * Milton, ON * L9T 4N9 * Canada * www.firstcenturyfoundations.com   Worship Music and Outreach booklets from Israel!      "Daily I enjoy listening to your CD's - soothing, uplifting.  May you be able to produce more!"

We write L-rd and G-d in this way because it's a Jewish custom that Carolyn grew up with and it's done only out of reverence and honor for the name of the L-rd.  Thanks for understanding.  Copyright © 20XX. All Rights Reserved.

The Holy Land Will Flourish ✡ "A Tree of Life" - ISRAEL365

And out of the ground made Hashem God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Genesis 2:9 (The Israel Bible™)   וַיַּצְמַח יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים מִן הָאֲדָמָה כָּל עֵץ נֶחְמָד לְמַרְאֶה וְטוֹב לְמַאֲכָל וְעֵץ הַחַיִּים בְּתוֹךְ הַגָּן וְעֵץ הַדַּעַת טוֹב וָרָע בראשית ב:ט va-yitz-makh Ha-shem E-lo-heem min ha-a-da-mah kol etz nekh-mad l'-mar-eh v'-tov l'-ma-a-khal v'-etz ha-kha-yim b'-tokh ha-gan v'-etz ha-da-at tov v'-ra

Today's Israel Inspiration According to the simple meaning of the text in Genesis, God created a lovely garden in Eden for the purpose of beautifying the land for humanity, as well as to provide sustenance and nourishment. Placed in the middle of the Garden is what God called the "Tree of Life". Throughout history, Jewish scholars have interpreted these words to directly apply to the Torah, the Hebrew Bible. In the way a tree can sustain a person's physical life, by providing food, shade or wood, how much more so can God's Torah, which is the source of the richest spiritual nourishment for the soul. For this reason, trees are not only a valuable asset to the Holy Land, giving a means of livelihood through its entire being, but a truly cherished symbol of the Torah as the single most precious commodity since the beginning of time. With the New Year under way, adding trees to Israel's landscape is a way of saying "I am devoting my life to God's Torah."   Plant Trees Today » A 'Vision' of Prophetic Fulfillment The contestants of the international singing competition "Eurovision 2016" came to the Holy Land and planted their own garden of trees in Israel's borders.   Watch » A Biblical Food to Heal All Your Maladies Did you know that of all the vegetation growing in the Holy Land, the olive tree produces a plethera of medicinal benefits? Find out more » Israel Photo Trivia Though Fall has only just begun, you can already witness the Holy Land's trees changing to the beautiful colors of Autumn. Do you know where in Jerusalem these trees are growing? Send us an email or post your answer onFacebook! Guess » If you enjoy your Israel365 daily email newsletter, please consider planting a tree or buying products from our store to bless the Land and the People of Israel.   “Todah Rabbah” to our Latest Tree Donors Jenny W. from South Africa for planting a tree! Janet A. from California for planting a tree!                                                                                                                                  Plant a Tree in Israel »  “Israel is the Clock of the World” It’s great to hear from you and make new friends from all over the world. Please send me an email and let me know how you are enjoying Israel365 (don’t forget to say where you are from!).   Stay in Touch » Good morning, Thank you very much for your email.  I just join in yesterday because I want to connect myself to Israel. I BELIEVE, ISRAEL is the clock of the world and I enjoy reading bible verse and the news.  I always pray for ISRAEL. I LOVE ISRAEL .  My name is Alisi Takayawa Kasami from the FIJI ISLAND in the South Pacific. Thank You, Alisi Kasami Shalom, Rabbi Tuly Weisz RabbiTuly@Israel365.com

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