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Monday... Yes it is coming!


Proverbs 13:12 (NLT), "Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life."

Monday... Yes it is coming!

What or who are we putting our hope into to give us victory?


At the beginning of the NFL season there was a team that everyone said was going to be the great team for this football season. The Green Bay Packers fans were so excited, they had a lot of hope. We are now at the beginning of the playoffs and the Packers looked like they were going to continue their run but then came the fourth quarter and the Chicago Bears came back and won so the Packers fans' hope was gone and of course they were sick.

My Pastor just came into the coffee shop and we talked about that game. He is a Bears' fan so he is excited. His hope is still alive.

Now I am a major sports fan but after all these years I have learned to not put my hope into my teams winning. Oh I used to get sick and get in a bad mood when my team lost but I finally realized that I had no control of their winning so why let it affect me and my emotions.

So what are we putting our hope in today? Proverbs 13:12 (NLT) says, "Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life." Oh, I was so excited when my Dodgers won the World Series in baseball again and I hope that they do it again but what if they don't? Then I could be a mess, I could be sick. "Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life."

The NIRV version of the Bible says verse 12 this way, "Hope that is put off makes one sick at heart. But a desire that is met is like a tree of life."

I read this morning in Revelation 6:1-2 where John gives a hope that we can put our dreams into that will be fulfilled. He writes from his vision, "Then I saw as the Lamb (Christ) broke one of the seven seals [of the scroll initiating the judgements], and I heard one of the four living creatures call out as with a voice of thunder, 'Come.' I looked, and behold, a white horse [of victory] whose rider carried a bow; and a crown [of victory] was given to him, and he rode forth conquering and to conquer."

Psalm 45:4-5 says, "In your majesty ride out with power to fight for what is true, humble and fair. Let your right hand do wonderful things. Shoot your sharp arrows into the hearts of your enemies. Let the nations come under your control."

My hope is in God, totally. He is my tree of life. Political powers will fall but he won't. He knows what he is doing.

Proverbs 13:19 (NLT) says, "It is pleasant to see dreams come true, but fools refuse to turn from evil to attain them."

Let's put our hope and dreams in the Lamp (Christ). Yes he is our victory he is our tree of life. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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