Posts with the tag “hope”

June 6, 2025 Devo
June 6th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“But I will call on God, and the LORD will rescue me.” – Psalm 55:16 (NLT)“Blessed Assurance” Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine; Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine! Heir of ...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
June 3, 2025 Devo
June 3rd, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“Please listen and answer me, for I am overwhelmed by my troubles… Fear and trembling overwhelm me, and I can’t stop shaking.” – Psalm 55:2, 5 (NLT)“Overwhelmed” “Overwhelmed...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
June 2, 2025 Devo
June 2nd, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“But God is my helper. The Lord keeps me alive!” – Psalm 54:4 (NLT)“God Is Our Helper!” Several years ago, in a Sunday message, I showed a video clip of an amazing story. A f...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 31, 2025 Devo
May 31st, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“God, I will thank you forever for what you have done. With those who worship you, I will trust you because you are good.” – Psalm 52:9 (NCV)“Why You Can Trust God” Do you ha...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 24, 2025 Devo
May 24th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.” – Psalm 48:14 (NIV)“Shining Bright Until The End!” A few years ago, I visited with a really...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 17, 2025 Devo
May 17th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again—my Savior and my God!” – Psalm 43:6 (NLT)“The Dark Cloud of Discouragement” ...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 14, 2024 Devo
May 14th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely, the one who shared my food, has turned against me.” – Psalm 41:9 (NLT)“Out of the Ashes of Betrayal” Have you ever been be...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 10, 2025 Devo
May 10th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“I have not kept the good news of your justice hidden in my heart; I have talked about your faithfulness and saving power. I have told everyone in the great assembly of your ...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 6, 2025 Devo
May 6th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.” – Psalm 40:2 (NLT)“The Pits” “That’s ...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 4, 2025 Devo
May 4th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you.” – Psalm 39:7 (NLT)“Our Hope Is in Him!” Our verse today is both sobering and wonderfully reassuring. It’s sobe...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 1, 2025 Devo
May 1st, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“It is better to be godly and have little than to be evil and rich.” – Psalm 37:16 (NLT)“Lifestyles of the Rich and Dead” I think one of the more eye-opening experiences in m...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
April 25, 2025 Devo
April 25th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see.” – Psalm 36:9 (NLT)“The Fountain of Life” I love this verse. In Genesis 1, we read how God “breathed into man th...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
April 20, 2025 Devo
April 20th, 2025
Walking Through the Psalms“So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the LORD!” – Psalm 31:24 (NLT)“Resurrection Sunday” Hope. It’s perhaps the greatest human need there is. It’s said ...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
February 24, 2025 Devo
February 24th, 2025
“Walking Through the Psalms”“God’s way is perfect. All the LORD’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.” – Psalm 18:30 (NLT)“The Promise Keeper” My wife and I oft...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
February 4, 2025 Devo
February 4th, 2025
“Walking Through the Psalms”“Lord, you know the hopes of the helpless. Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them.” – Psalm 10:17 (NLT)“Helpless but Not Hopeless” Helpless. Is there any worse f...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
January 12, 2025 Devo
January 12th, 2025
“Walking Through the Psalms”“I cried out to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy mountain.” – Psalm 3:4 (NLT)“God Hears” Trauma can sometimes have a numbing quality to it. It can skew our percep...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
January 11, 2025 Devo
January 11th, 2025
“Walking Through the Psalms”“But you, O Lord, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.” – Psalm 3:3 (NLT)“Let Nothing Bring You Down!” What an incredibly powerful pass...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
December 12, 2024 Devo
December 12th, 2024
“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The MagiJesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking,...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
December 11, 2024 Devo
December 11th, 2024
“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – Mary & JosephAs he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary ...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
December 3, 2024 Devo
December 3rd, 2024
“It’s All About Jesus!”The Birth of Jesus – The Prophecies“The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine.” – Isaiah 9:2 (NLT...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
November 28, 2024 Devo
November 28th, 2024
“It’s All About Jesus!”John 14 – Assurance From Jesus"There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? When ev...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
November 27, 2024 Devo
November 27th, 2024
“It’s All About Jesus!”John 14 – Assurance from Jesus“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.” – John 14:1 (NLT)“A Bridge Over Troubled Water” I grew up back when music ...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
October 7, 2024 Devo
October 7th, 2024
“It’s All About Jesus!”The Temptation of Jesus (Luke 4:1-14)“Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit’s power.” – Luke 4:14 (NLT)“Trials Will Make You or Break You” This past weeken...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
September 16, 2024 Devo
September 16th, 2024
“It’s All About Jesus!”The Story of Lazarus (John 11)Jesus told her, “Your brother will rise again.” “Yes,” Martha said, “he will rise when everyone else rises, at the last day.” – John 11:23-24 (NLT)...  Read More
by Steve Chiles
May 20, 2024 Devo
May 20th, 2024
“It’s All About Jesus!”Jesus & the Roman Soldier’s ServantWhen Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer came and pleaded with him, “Lord, my young servant lies in bed, paralyzed and in terrible pa...  Read More
by Steve Chiles