{"id":16171,"date":"2025-03-10T20:50:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T19:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?page_id=16171"},"modified":"2025-03-10T20:50:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T19:50:55","slug":"theme-for-december-2024-hope-for-today","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/theme-for-december-2024-hope-for-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Theme for December 2024: Hope for today"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type='text\/css' media='all'>#rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .rt-holder .rt-woo-info .price{color:#0367bf;}body .rt-tpg-container .rt-tpg-isotope-buttons .selected,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .layout12 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .isotope8 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .carousel8 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .layout13 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .isotope9 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2639174047.rt-tpg-container .layout4 .rt-holder .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-modal-2639174047 .md-content,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-modal-2639174047 .md-content > .rt-md-content-holder .rt-md-content,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-popup-wrap-2639174047.rt-popup-wrap .rt-popup-navigation-wrap,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .carousel9 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info{background-color:#0367bf;}#rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .layout5 .rt-holder .overlay, #rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .isotope2 .rt-holder .overlay, #rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .carousel2 .rt-holder .overlay,#rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .layout15 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .isotope11 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .carousel11 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .layout16 .rt-holder h3,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .isotope12 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .carousel12 .rt-holder h3 {background-color:rgba(3,103,191,0.8);}#rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .read-more a{border-radius:px;}#rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .rt-img-holder img.rt-img-responsive,#rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .rt-img-holder,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .rt-post-overlay .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .post-sm .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .rt-post-grid .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2639174047 .post-img img {border-radius:px;}<\/style><div class='rt-container-fluid rt-tpg-container tpg-shortcode-main-wrapper ' id='rt-tpg-container-2639174047'   data-layout='layout1' data-grid-style='even' data-desktop-col='2'  data-tab-col='2'  data-mobile-col='1' data-sc-id='16160'><div data-title='Loading ...' class='rt-row rt-content-loader   layout1 tpg-even '><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15812\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15812\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/11\/30\/hope-for-today-1\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_1.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #1\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15812\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/11\/30\/hope-for-today-1\/\">Hope for today #1<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">&nbsp; Welcome to the first of our Advent \u2018Hope for today\u2019 devotions, a collaboration between Rev Irene Bom and Rev Graham Austin, with visuals by Irma Gevers. &nbsp; Matthew 6:11...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15841\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15841\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/01\/hope-for-today-2\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_2.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #2\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15841\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/01\/hope-for-today-2\/\">Hope for today #2<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">&nbsp; Psalm 118:24 \u2018Let us rejoice today and be glad.\u2019 &nbsp; Psalm 118 is quoted quite a bit in the New Testament and one of these times is Palm Sunday...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15845\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15845\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/02\/hope-for-today-3\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_3.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #3\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15845\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/02\/hope-for-today-3\/\">Hope for today #3<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">&nbsp; Hebrews 3:13 \u2018Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called &#8216;today&#8217;, so that none of you may be hardened by sins deceitfulness.\u2019 &nbsp; Surrounding these verses is...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15907\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15907\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/03\/hope-for-today-4\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_4.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #4\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15907\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/03\/hope-for-today-4\/\">Hope for today #4<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">&nbsp; Deuteronomy 11:26-28 \u2018See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse \u2013 the blessing if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15912\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15912\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/04\/hope-for-today-5\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_5.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #5\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15912\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/04\/hope-for-today-5\/\">Hope for today #5<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">&nbsp; Jeremiah 11:7 \u2018From the time I brought your ancestors up from Egypt until today, I warned them again and again, saying, &#8220;Obey me.&#8221;\u2019 &nbsp; Yesterday we left the Exodus...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15921\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15921\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/05\/hope-for-today-6\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_6.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #6\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15921\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/05\/hope-for-today-6\/\">Hope for today #6<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">Genesis 41:9 \u2018Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, \u2018Today I am reminded of my shortcomings.\u2019 &nbsp; Joseph is in prison. Two years earlier he helped someone, also in prison...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15925\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15925\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/06\/hope-for-today-7\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_7.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #7\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15925\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/06\/hope-for-today-7\/\">Hope for today #7<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">James 4:13 \u2018Now listen, you who say, &#8220;Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.&#8221;\u2019 &nbsp; In...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15931\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15931\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/07\/hope-for-today-8\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_8.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #8\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15931\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/07\/hope-for-today-8\/\">Hope for today #8<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">Genesis 24:12 \u2018Then he prayed, \u201cLord, God of my master Abraham, make me successful today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.\u201d\u2019 &nbsp; Abraham goes to a lot of trouble...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15937\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15937\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/08\/hope-for-today-9\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_9.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #9\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15937\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/08\/hope-for-today-9\/\">Hope for today #9<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">Deuteronomy 1:10 \u2018The Lord your God has increased your numbers so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky.\u2019 &nbsp; Growth is a blessing, but it...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15940\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15940\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/09\/hope-for-today-10\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_10.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #10\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15940\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/09\/hope-for-today-10\/\">Hope for today #10<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">Luke 4:21 \u2018Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.\u2019 &nbsp; The New Testament writers constantly point to Jesus as the fulfilment of Old Testament prophecies. Here we see Jesus...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15943\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15943\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/10\/hope-for-today-11\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_11.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #11\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15943\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/10\/hope-for-today-11\/\">Hope for today #11<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">2 Chronicles 6:15 \u2018You have kept your promise to your servant David my father; with your mouth you have promised and with your hand you have fulfilled it &#8211; as...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15945\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15945\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/12\/hope-for-today-12\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_12.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #12\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15945\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/12\/hope-for-today-12\/\">Hope for today #12<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">Acts 26:6 \u2018And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our ancestors that I am on trial today.\u2019 &nbsp; On his way to Rome to...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15947\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15947\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/12\/hope-for-today-13\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_13.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #13\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15947\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/12\/hope-for-today-13\/\">Hope for today #13<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">Luke 12:28 \u2018If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15949\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15949\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/14\/hope-for-today-14\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_14.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #14\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15949\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/14\/hope-for-today-14\/\">Hope for today #14<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">Luke 23:43 \u2018Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.\u2019 &nbsp; The thief on the cross turns to Jesus for dignity and comfort and finds himself...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15951\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15951\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/14\/hope-for-today-15\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_15.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #15\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15951\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/14\/hope-for-today-15\/\">Hope for today #15<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">Luke 2:11 \u2018Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.\u2019 &nbsp; I am sure that the shepherd\u2019s night shift...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15956\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15956\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/15\/hope-for-today-16\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_16.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #16\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15956\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/15\/hope-for-today-16\/\">Hope for today #16<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">Nehemiah 1:11 &#8216;&#8221;Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give your...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15959\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15959\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/16\/hope-for-today-17\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_17.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #17\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15959\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/16\/hope-for-today-17\/\">Hope for today #17<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">Luke 5:26 \u2018Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, \u201cWe have seen remarkable things today.\u201d\u2019 &nbsp; It would be a remarkable sight...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15963\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15963\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/17\/hope-for-today-18\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_18.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #18\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15963\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/17\/hope-for-today-18\/\">Hope for today #18<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">Exodus 14:13 \u2018You will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today.\u2019 &nbsp; God\u2019s people are on the move from Egypt and being pursued by their captors. As they...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15966\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15966\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/18\/hope-for-today-19\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_19.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #19\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15966\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/18\/hope-for-today-19\/\">Hope for today #19<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">Psalm 95:7b \u2018Today, if only you would hear his voice.\u2019 &nbsp; This is certainly a Psalm of two halves and today\u2019s verse is the dividing line. Verses 1 to 7b...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15981\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15981\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/19\/hope-for-today-20\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_20.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #20\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15981\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/19\/hope-for-today-20\/\">Hope for today #20<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">1 Samuel 25:32 \u2018David said to Abigail, \u201cPraise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who has sent you today to meet me\u201d.\u2019 &nbsp; David and his men have...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15983\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15983\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/20\/hope-for-today-21\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_21.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #21\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15983\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/20\/hope-for-today-21\/\">Hope for today #21<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">Jeremiah 1:10 \u2018See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.\u2019 &nbsp; This verse marks the...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15985\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15985\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/21\/hope-for-today-22\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_22.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #22\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15985\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/21\/hope-for-today-22\/\">Hope for today #22<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">Luke 19:9 \u2018Jesus said to him, \u201cToday salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.\u201d\u2019 &nbsp; Jesus \u2018came to seek and to save...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15987\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15987\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/22\/hope-for-today-23\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_23.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #23\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15987\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/22\/hope-for-today-23\/\">Hope for today #23<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">Hebrews 13:8 \u2018Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.\u2019 &nbsp; Jesus, the shepherd of our souls (1 Peter 2:25), is unswerving in his loyalty and steadfast in...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"15989\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"15989\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/23\/hope-for-today-24\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_24.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" alt=\"Hope for today #24\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"15989\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/23\/hope-for-today-24\/\">Hope for today #24<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">Isaiah 56:12 \u2018Tomorrow will be like today, or even better.\u2019 &nbsp; 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