No one who hopes in me ever regrets it.

from isaiah:

I've done it and will keep on doing it,
carrying you on my back, saving you.


I've refined you, but not without fire.
I've tested you like silver in the furnace of affliction.
lord, help me in this furnace of affliction! i realized yesterday that the operating principle in your kingdom is faith, i want to show the world that you are power, strength, love and compassion!


"I am God, your God,
who teaches you how to live right and well.
I show you what to do, where to go.
If you had listened all along to what I told you,
your life would have flowed full like a river,
blessings rolling in like waves from the sea.
Children and grandchildren are like sand,
your progeny like grains of sand.
There would be no end of them,
no danger of losing touch with me."


He gave me speech that would cut and penetrate
LORD,MAKE MY SPEECH A BLESSING AND PENETRATING AGAIN.

"When the time's ripe, I answer you.
When victory's due, I help you.
I form you and use you
to reconnect the people with me,
LORD , I WISH VOR A QUICK MANIFESTATION OF MY HEALING! USE MY HEALING TO RECONNECT PEOPLE TO YOU!


No one who hopes in me ever regrets it.

24-26Can plunder be retrieved from a giant,
prisoners of war gotten back from a tyrant?
But God says, "Even if a giant grips the plunder
and a tyrant holds my people prisoner,
I'm the one who's on your side,
defending your cause, rescuing your children.
And your enemies, crazed and desperate, will turn on themselves,
killing each other in a frenzy of self-destruction.
Then everyone will know that I, God,
have saved you—I, the Mighty One of Jacob."

victory is mine, even a hopeless cause like mine!

1. PETER

Not because you have to, but because you want to please God. Not calculating what you can get out of it, but acting spontaneously.

i act to please god, because i want to be blessed, i don't act spontaneously!


6-7So be content with who you are, and don't put on airs. God's strong hand is on you; he'll promote you at the right time. Live carefree before God; he is most careful with you.

So keep a firm grip on the faith. The suffering won't last forever. It won't be long before this generous God who has great plans for us in Christ—eternal and glorious plans they are!—will have you put together and on your feet for good. He gets the last word; yes, he does.