Hope

Develop Your Hope in God's Goodness

  • Health,  Hope,  Mathew Backholer,  Soul

    Live Your Life to the Full

    God wants the best for you. Jesus came to give you life in all abundance. Sometimes we feel we have years and decades ahead. Yet, it is amazing how quickly time goes by. To live life to the extreme, we need to make the most of every day remembering how short life is. Make it your goal to follow God’s will today and enter into all He has promised for you – beginning now! This is what healthy living means – entering into all God has for you. Don’t waste a minute of your life, listen to what the Bible says life is: A shadow that disappears (1 Chronicles 29:15).…

  • Hope,  Paul Backholer

    God’s Refining Fire and Hope for Renewal

    The Bible says God ‘will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver’ (Malachi 3:3). A silversmith was once asked to explain his purpose in holding silver in the fire. He revealed when one refines silver, it must be held in the centre of the fire where the heat is at its most intense until the flames burn away all impurities. This was something familiar to people in the ancient world who heard the Prophet Malachi. Think about the times when you are in a hot spot in life. Do you wonder why God allows you to stay there? The silversmith revealed he never abandons the silver. He holds the…