{"id":830,"date":"2025-10-14T00:08:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T07:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=830"},"modified":"2025-10-13T21:40:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T04:40:36","slug":"standing-on-the-promises-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/standing-on-the-promises-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Standing on the Promises:\u00a0 HOPE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>A Precious Promise: HOPE<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><em>&#8220;Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God&#8230;&#8221;<\/em> Psalm 42:11<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Thoughts:\u00a0 Psalm 146:5-10<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><em>&#8220;Happy are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God. <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>He is the one who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>He is the one who keeps every promise forever, who gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Lord frees the prisoners.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Lord lifts the burdens of those bent beneath their loads.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Lord loves the righteous.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Lord protects the foreigners among us.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>He cares for the orphans and widows, but He frustrates the plans of the wicked.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Lord will reign forever.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>O Jerusalem, your God is King in every generation!\u201d <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Psalm 146:5-10<\/p>\n<p>We have so many reasons to hope if we hope in the Lord God!<\/p>\n<p>Re-read the above verses and make a list of all the things the He has done for you, is doing for you, and will do for you if you will put your hope in Him.<br \/>\nThen read your list, put your hope in Him and rejoice!<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Prayer:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong>Dear God,<br \/>\nI am so glad that I have You as my Helper, every day and every night, every hour and minute.<br \/>\nI am so glad that I can put my hope in You, for You keep every promise forever!<br \/>\nThank You, God, for what You have done in my life, what You now are doing, and what You will do for me.<br \/>\nI know You are always at work in me, and for me, and that Your plans for me are for a future and a hope that is good.<br \/>\nTherefore, I will rejoice and be glad today for the hope that I have in YOU because of Jesus, and it is in His name I pray. Amen<\/p>\n<p>SGLY Ministry www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Precious Promise: HOPE &#8220;Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God&#8230;&#8221; Psalm 42:11 Thoughts:\u00a0 Psalm 146:5-10 &#8220;Happy are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God. 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