JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Faith-Building Verse is Isaiah 40:31.

“Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

Someone once said, “I believe in the sun even if it isn’t shining. I believe in love even when I am alone. I believe in God even when He is silent.”

Hope is a powerful word that energizes us to keep pressing on in the faith through trials and testing. A cloudy day may hinder us from seeing the sun, but we still see the light of the sun, and we can feel the warmth of the sun.

There will be times in life when we might wonder, “Where is God in all of this?”  But with hope in the Lord, we trust that we are not alone. God is still with us, He is for us, and He is working out His good purposes in the circumstances of our lives.

This Faith-Building Verse inspires us to put our hope in the Lord in the Year of Relationship.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com