The Work Of Our Hands: Is There Hope?

Our life is from and for God. Without Him, we are nothing. 

​We have to stop blaming God for the messes we put ourselves in at times. It was us that made poor choices. It was us that made very bad decisions. It was us that chose to go left when God said to go right. What we all need to do is instead of blaming God, ask Him for forgiveness and ask Him for the direction, wisdom and guidance to make our lives better.

God is up to something. There is a reason why you went through what you went through. Trust the process. He's got you.  ​I would like to share a daily devotional from the book, Our Daily Bread.

I sat quietly at the graveside of my father, waiting for the private family burial of my mother to begin. The funeral director carried the urn that held her ashes. My heart felt numb and my head was in a fog. How can I handle losing them both within just 3 months? In my grief I felt loss and loneliness and a little hopeless facing future without them.

​Then the pastor read about another graveside. On the first day of the week, early in the morning, women went to Jesus' tomb, carrying spices for His body. There they were startled to find an open and empty tomb and an angel. "Do not be afraid," he said to them. They didn't need to be afraid of the empty tomb or of the angel, because he had good news for them.

Hope stirred when I heard the next words: "He is not here; for He is risen, as He said." Because Jesus had come back to life, death had been conquered! Jesus reminded His followers just a few days before His death: "Because I live, you will live also."

Even though we grieve at the loss of our loved ones, we find hope through the resurrection of Jesus and His promise that there is life after death.

Thank you Lord, for comfort and hope.
​What would we do without You? Your death
​and resurrection provide all we need for this life and the next.

Because He Lives, we live!