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Hope In The Lord
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by Zebbie Brewster
amentations 3:22-26: “It is of the Lord’s
that day. Next to verse 26, I had written in my Bible the
mercies that we are not consumed, because
words “depend on Him.”
His compassions fail not. They are new every
Depend on whom, you might ask? Who or what do
morning: great is thy faithfulness. The Lord is my
you depend on in your life? Who or what has never let
portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
you down? I am afraid that I have probably let a lot of
The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to
people down in my lifetime. I am so thankful that the
the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man
Lord forgives me when I fail, and I pray that others do
should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation
also. Sometimes the hardest words to say are, “I am
of the Lord.”
sorry.” I feel when they are said from the heart that
On August 1, 2009, A pastor from our church
there is room for great forgiveness, love, and healing.
preached from these Scriptures. I know only because
There is no better time than now to find that healing in
I outlined the Scripture, wrote His name down, and
your heart. Jesus is as close as a prayer, and He wants
dated it in my Bible. Now, 11 years later, I may not
you to find your hope in Him.
remember exactly what our pastor preached, but I
Let me encourage you to re-read those Scriptures as I did today and find your renewed hope in the
message that I am sure our pastor had prayed over and
mercies of the Lord.
the Holy Spirit had divinely inspired him to preach
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About The Author
know He preached from the Word of God. It was the
Zebbie Brewster resides in Summerville, Georgia. She is an active member at Perennial Springs Baptist Church.
