DAILY HOPE WITH RICK WARREN 1ST DECEMBER 2025.
Daily Hope 1st December 2025 Devotional by Pastor Rick Warren for today is here to give you the encouragement to live the life God has called you to. Please read, pray and share this devotional with someone today.
The topic of Daily Hope by Rick Warren 1st December 2025 “In the Dark Valley, You Have the Hope of Heaven”
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 2:9 (GW)
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined the things that God has prepared for those who love him.”
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RICK WARREN DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY 1ST DECEMBER 2025.
You can be thankful in your trials—not because they are good but because God is good, and he has promised heaven for all those who believe in his Son, Jesus.
What is heaven going to be like? The Bible says, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined the things that God has prepared for those who love him” (1 Corinthians 2:9 GW).
The Bible says we can’t even begin to imagine how wonderful heaven will be. And yet most people have such a poor idea of heaven that it’s no surprise they’re not exactly looking forward to it.
Movies and TV have often portrayed heaven as completely colorless. But who do you think created the vibrant colors all around us? God did! And you’re not going to sit in a robe with angel’s wings playing a harp on a cloud. If you ask me, that would be hell!
There are a lot of amazing and beautiful things on this planet, and God created all of them—beach landscapes, snow-capped mountains, redwood forests, and all the beauty and variety of flowers and animals. The earth is broken, yet it’s still such a jaw-droppingly beautiful place!
Now think about a place with no sin, no suffering, no sorrow, and no destruction—and think about what it will be like. We can’t even begin to imagine what God has been preparing for us.
After our son Matthew died, Kay and I were asked in an interview about heaven and hope. Here’s what I said:
We probably received over thirty thousand letters of condolences. The letters that meant the most to me were the people that Matthew had led to faith in Christ—those who said they were going to be in heaven because of him. The ones who said, “I know the Lord. I have a relationship with Jesus because of your son.”
And I remember writing in my journal that in God’s garden of grace, even a broken tree bears fruit. And that was true in his life.
You say, “Well are you happy that it’s making a difference?” Of course I am. I still want my son back. I still want my son back. But as David, who lost a son, said in 2 Samuel 12, “He will not come back to me, but I will go to him.”
That is the hope of heaven that we have—that has strengthened us even through the darkest days. Wherever there’s a shadow, there’s a light. The key to walking through the valley of the shadow of death is to turn your back on the shadow, which is scary, and look at the Light. And that’s how you get through it.
If you’re walking through the valley today, keep going, and look to the Light. Heaven is just around the corner.
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