Hope4Bath

“Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a well; his branches run over the wall. 23 The archers have bitterly grieved him, shot at him and hated him. 24 But his bow remained in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the Mighty God of Jacob (From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel), 25 By the God of your father ….  Read More

And Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in the last days: 2 “Gather together and hear, you sons of Jacob, and listen to Israel your father.  3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity and the excellency of power. ….  Read More

Suggested reading: 3 John verses 1-14 Continued. It is gratifying to know that since ‘the birth’ of the Christian church in the first century AD until the present day, God has raised up men and women, who have had a genuine concern to watch over, lead and care for the spiritual welfare of Christians meeting ….  Read More

Suggested reading: 1 Kings chapter 2 verses 28-34 Continued. It is tragic for a person to reach the end of life’s journey, only to discover that they have achieved nothing of real worth. Such was the case with Joab. Outwardly he was successful and seemingly indispensable to David, but God viewed things from a different ….  Read More

Suggested reading: 2 Samuel chapter 3 verse 26; chapter 18 verses 5, 14; chapter 20 verses 9-10 King David’s toleration of JOAB was a major blemish on his reign over the nation of Israel. It serves as an important lesson to Christians that if we simply tolerate, instead of banishing, the things associated with our ….  Read More

15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk. 16 And they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not [c]regard the person of men. 17 Tell us, therefore, what do You ….  Read More

“You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living” verse 5.  Psalm 142 I cry out to the Lord with my voice; with my voice to the Lord I make my supplication. 2 I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare before Him my trouble. 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then You knew my path. In the way ….  Read More

Now it came to pass after these things that Joseph was told, “Indeed your father is sick”; and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 And Jacob was told, “Look, your son Joseph is coming to you”; and Israel strengthened himself and sat up on the bed. 3 Then Jacob said to Joseph: “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in ….  Read More

Now there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very severe, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine. 14 And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought; and Joseph brought ….  Read More

“The Lord has done great things for us, and we are glad” verse 3 Psalm 127 When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion, We were like those who dream. 2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.” 3 The Lord has done great things for us, And we are glad. ….  Read More