Devotion - Friday, 08/01/2025 - "Hope Restored"
Friday, August 1 – Hope Restored Read Isaiah 61:1–3 by clicking here. Jesus read this passage at the start of His ministry ( Luke 4:18–19 ), declaring Himself the fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy. He came to bind up broken hearts, free captives, and give “beauty for ashes.” This is gospel hope: no pain, no loss, no ashes are wasted in God’s hands. He redeems all things for His glory. Reflect: What area of your life needs Jesus’ restoring touch? Where do you need beauty from ashes? Pray: Jesus, take my brokenness and bring Your beauty. Restore what I thought was lost. Amen.