{"id":15940,"date":"2024-12-09T23:02:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T22:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=15940"},"modified":"2024-12-09T23:02:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T22:02:50","slug":"hope-for-today-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/09\/hope-for-today-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope for today #10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15869\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/06\/hope-for-today-7\/hope_for_today_dots_800x124_7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_7.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_7\" 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_7.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_10.png?resize=800%2C124&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"124\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15869\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:24px;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke%204%3A21&#038;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\">Luke 4:21<\/a><br \/>\n\u2018<strong>Today<\/strong> this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.\u2019\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe New Testament writers constantly point to Jesus as the fulfilment of Old Testament prophecies. Here we see Jesus do the same, as he identifies himself and his mission with the Messianic prophecy in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah%2061%3A1-2&#038;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\">Isaiah 61:1-2<\/a>. Notice the phrase, &#8216;in your hearing&#8217;. Jesus often said, &#8216;Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.&#8217; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Mark%204%3A9&#038;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\">Mark 4:9<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Reflection<br \/>\nWhat scripture do you need to hear and take to heart today? Read it out loud.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>QUOTE FOR TODAY<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"background-color: #FFFF00;\"> \u2026 the experience of God&#8217;s presence in the present moment of worship is in and of itself an experience of hope. <\/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. 182)<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 do the same, as he identifies himself and his mission with the Messianic prophecy in Isaiah 61:1-2. Notice the phrase, &#8216;in your hearing&#8217;. 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