🌿 Hope Devotional – October 24 🌿“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.”—Psalm 2

🌿 Hope Devotional – October 24 🌿

“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.”—Psalm 28:7 (KJV)

Hope begins where trust is born. When we place our hearts fully in God’s hands, even in the middle of hardship, something beautiful happens—peace takes root. The Lord becomes our shield, our strength, and our steady anchor through life’s storms.

There are days when your heart feels tired, when prayers seem unanswered, and hope feels far away. Yet even then, God is quietly working. His protection is not always loud or obvious—it often comes in gentle ways: a kind word, a timely verse, or the stillness where His presence reminds you that you are not forgotten.

When your heart trusts Him, it finds help. When you lean into His promises, He fills you with strength to endure and a song to carry you forward. That song may begin softly through tears, but it grows stronger as you remember that your hope is not in circumstances—it’s in the unchanging faithfulness of your Savior.

Reflection for Today: What is something you can thank God for today, even in the middle of your challenges? Let gratitude grow your hope.

Prayer: Lord, You are my strength and my shield. When I feel weak, remind me that Your power never fades. Teach me to trust You with all my heart and to find joy in Your presence. Fill me with hope and help me to sing again, even in the waiting. Amen.