{"id":15845,"date":"2024-12-02T21:30:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T20:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=15845"},"modified":"2024-12-02T21:12:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T20:12:51","slug":"hope-for-today-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/02\/hope-for-today-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope for today #3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15865\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/02\/hope-for-today-3\/hope_for_today_dots_800x124_3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_3.png?fit=800%2C124&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,124\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_3.png?fit=800%2C124&amp;ssl=1\" 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\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_3.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_3.png?resize=300%2C47&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_3.png?resize=768%2C119&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:24px;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Hebrews%203%3A13&#038;version=NIV\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hebrews 3:13<\/a><br \/>\n\u2018Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called <strong>&#8216;today&#8217;<\/strong>, so that none of you may be hardened by sins deceitfulness.\u2019\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nSurrounding these verses is the journey of God\u2019s people \u2018in the Old Testament from Egypt to Canaan. They were moving toward promised rest, and in the same way we are moving toward promised rest when we will see Christ and be made like him.\u2019 (Sam Perry) As the Exodus people struggled to keep faith, so the early church, and today\u2019s church. Part of the solution is to trust in God and to encourage each other daily in our Christian walk.<\/p>\n<p>Reflection<br \/>\nToday take a moment to pray for someone who needs encouragement.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>QUOTE FOR TODAY<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"background-color: #FFFF00;\">Discipleship is &#8230; a faithful waiting for the imminent return of Christ.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>(Glenn Packiam, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Worship-World-Come-Exploring-Contemporary\/dp\/0830849319\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Worship and the World to Come<\/em><\/a>, p. 127)<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&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 the journey of God\u2019s people \u2018in the Old Testament from Egypt to Canaan. They were moving toward promised rest, and in the same way we &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/02\/hope-for-today-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Hope for today 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