Stirred By The Scriptures

The Valley of Achor has always fascinated me.  It is talked about several times in the Old Testament.  It is the place that for much of the time was associated with great trouble.  In fact that is what the name literally means.  It is where a man named Achan sinned against God and as a result he and his family were put to death.  Years later God would speak through the prophet Hosea and speak these powerful words. “... and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope.”  Finding hope in a place of trouble seems impossible or at least improbable - yet that is what God does.  Today you may be in a place of trouble why not turn to the Lord to find hope.