Endless Faithful Love: A Source of Renewed Hope

Jamie Pantastico writes for Mesa Bible Study

by Jamie Pantastico

On February 29, 2024

Beloved, if you are fighting for your life day after day with whatever the challenge maybe, and your strength is all but gone, remember the enduring and faithful love of the Lord. Lamentations 3:22-24 assures us, “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. ‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul, ‘Therefore I hope in Him!'”

 

In the moments when despair threatens to engulf you, fix your hope on the unwavering love of God. His mercies are endless, and His faithfulness is renewed every morning. He is the anchor when everything else seems to unravel.

 

The Apostle Paul, in 2 Corinthians 1:3-5, reflects on the comfort we find in our trials, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ.”

 

Your pain and heartache is not overlooked by our compassionate God. In your deepest struggles, His comfort is near. He is intimately acquainted with your sorrow, and His love expressed through the finished work of the cross and the truth of His word is that which brings us healing and strength.

 

Beloved, when the road ahead appears all up hill, and you feel like you can not go on one more day, hold onto the promise that the Lord’s faithful love never ends. Every morning, His mercies are new, providing you with the strength and courage to face each day. In patience, wait on Him, for He is your portion and your ever-present source of hope. Amen.

 

Takeaway

 

Now, beloved, in the light of God’s enduring love and the comfort found in His Word, let us commit to daily seeking Him through the study of His word. The strength we need for each day is rooted in the Lord, and His Word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path (Psalm 119:105). As you face the challenges ahead, let the truth of God’s Word guide you, sustain you, and fill you with the unwavering hope that comes from knowing and trusting in Him. Take time each day to open your Bible and study, allowing the living Word to be your anchor, your strength, and your constant source of renewal.

 

‘For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. ‘

Hebrews 4:12

 

Scripture Passages:

 

Lamentations 3:22-24
“Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. ‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul, ‘Therefore I hope in Him!'”

 

2 Corinthians 1:3-5
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ.”

 

 

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Jamie Pantastico

Mesa Bible Study

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What Saith the Scripture?

Most problems in interpreting Bible passages arise from neglecting a passage’s context. The guiding principle of sound interpretation is to take a passage literally. Not maintaining this discipline, interpreting Scripture becomes made up, man’s idea, fantasy, and the passage can mean almost anything. The result is erroneous and ridiculous interpretations.

Another important principle to sound Bible interpretation is to read Scripture “in-time”. In other words, we have to read and study the Bible as a progressive revelation. Not getting ahead of God’s revelation.

God’s plan of redemption for mankind wasn’t revealed all at once to Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Isaiah, or any of the other old testament prophets. Not even Peter and the eleven were given the full counsel of God. The Lord revealed to each of the aforementioned what they needed at their particular time in Biblical history. A hermeneutical method that does not approach Scripture as a progressive revelation leads to erroneous interpretations.

To be a good bible student one must maintain a literal, grammatical and historical (in-time) hermeneutic. There has been much too much of man’s theology governing Scripture when it is God’s Word alone that reigns over theology.

 

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The Good News

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Salvation is a FREE GIFT from God. You don’t have to do anything but believe by faith that God sent His only Son Jesus Christ to die for your sins, was buried, and rose from the dead 3 days later.

THE GOOD NEWS

SALVATION

Salvation is a FREE GIFT from God. SALVATION IS BY FAITH ALONE & FAITH IS BELIEVING WHAT GOD SAYS.

  1. God declares all mankind sinners and we all fall short of Glory of God. Romans 3:23
  2. The payment for our sin is death. Romans 6:23
  3. But God…because he loved you so much sent His own Son, Jesus Christ, to die in your place, for your sins, was buried, and rose from the dead three days later. 1 Cor 15:1-42cor 5:21

All God asks is that you believe by faith alone in 1, 2, & 3. That you’re a sinner, separated from God but God sent his Son to die for your sins, was buried & rose again 3 days later.

that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

Romans 10:9

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