In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson opens Luke 5 to the story of a man covered in leprosy who begs Jesus, if you are willing, you can heal me. Jesus reaches out, touches him, and speaks just three words, be healed, and the disease disappears instantly.

Pastor Dickerson pauses on the power behind those words: this is the same God who spoke the stars and planets into existence, and who still holds authority over anything that feels hopeless or beyond repair.

From there, he leads listeners in a prayer straight from 2 Chronicles 7:14, asking God to heal the United States spiritually, to break demonic strongholds and division, and to spark a new spiritual awakening that spreads from America to the nations.

If you need reassurance that no situation, in your life or in the world around you, is too far gone for God to heal, this episode is for you.

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No one had touched this man in years. Not out of cruelty, but because touching a leper made you unclean too. So why did Jesus reach out and touch him before he ever spoke a word of healing?

In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson continues the story from Luke chapter 5 of the man with leprosy who begged Jesus, Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean. Jesus' response wasn't just a word of healing. Verse 13 says Jesus reached out and touched him, before he was clean, while he was still contagious, still an outcast. That touch tells us something about how Jesus loves people that words alone never could.

Pastor Dickerson asks a simple, convicting question: who in your life needs you to reach out to them in a way no one else will? Not necessarily a physical touch, but the kind of attention, time, or presence everyone else has stopped giving.

Is there someone God has been putting on your heart lately.

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Have you ever prayed for healing, or for revival in your family, your city, or your nation, without knowing if God would actually say yes? In today's Daily Hope, we look at the prayer of a man with leprosy in Luke chapter 5, and it might be the boldest, most honest prayer in the Gospels.

The man doesn't doubt that Jesus is able to heal him. His only question is whether Jesus is willing. He falls with his face to the ground and says, Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean. That kind of faith, faith that keeps praying even without a guaranteed answer, is exactly what Pastor John S. Dickerson says we need as we keep praying for revival, not just for a day, but for the kind of sustained awakening that changes a generation.

We're in the middle of a study through Luke chapter 5, tracing what happens after Jesus tells Peter he'll become a fisher of people. This leper is the first person Peter and the disciples watch Jesus reach. His prayer becomes a model for praying boldly for the things that feel impossible: healing in our land, in our churches, in our universities, in our own hearts.

What's the one thing you're praying, Lord, if you're willing, over today?

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Have you ever wondered if God is finished with you after you fail again? In today's Daily Hope, we look at what actually happens the moment you repent, and it is not what most people expect.

In the Old Testament, after Nehemiah repents on behalf of his people, he calls God a God of love who keeps his covenant with those who love him. Even under the old covenant, God's first response to repentance was love, not rejection. The same pattern shows up with Peter in Luke chapter 5. After the biggest catch of fish in his life, Peter falls at Jesus' feet and says, Lord, leave me, I am a sinful man. Jesus does not walk away. He says, don't be afraid. Peter is acknowledging who Jesus is, and Jesus responds not with judgment but with a calling. From now on, Peter will not just fish for fish, he will fish for people.

Pastor John S. Dickerson unpacks what this means for anyone carrying guilt today: every time you genuinely repent, you encounter God's love, not his anger. And that encounter is not the end of the story. It is the beginning of a new purpose, seeing the people around you (at work, at school, in your own home) as eternal souls worth reaching.

Where would you honestly rank yourself on believing that reaching people matters more than anything else in this life?

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What if your definition of a good life is completely different from God's? Most of us define a good life as an easy, comfortable one. But in Nehemiah chapter 1, when Nehemiah hears that Jerusalem is in ruins, he doesn't ask God for comfort, he repents. He confesses his own sin, his family's sin, and his nation's sin. And it's after that repentance that God moves.

In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson traces what happens next: a pagan king, Artaxerxes, gives Nehemiah favor, authority, and the resources to rebuild Jerusalem, sparking a national and spiritual revival. Pastor Dickerson points out a pattern that shows up again and again in Scripture and throughout history, from Joanna funding Jesus' ministry in Luke 8 to the generous givers behind the early church in Acts to the donors behind every great awakening in American history: revival starts with repentance, and then God provides.

This connects right back to Peter falling on his knees before Jesus in Luke 5:8. Repentance isn't the end of the story, it's what opens the door to God using us. And that leads to a hard but freeing truth: God's definition of a good life isn't an easy life, it's a fruitful one. The people in Scripture who did the most fruitful things also faced the most opposition and difficulty, but it was worth it.

What would it look like for you to trade a comfortable life for a fruitful one?

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When's the last time you were genuinely awestruck by God, not just going through the motions of faith, but actually amazed by His goodness and His glory? In Luke 5:9, after Jesus performs a miracle, Peter and his partners James and John aren't just impressed, they're awestruck. That's the response real spiritual sight produces.

In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson asks why so many of us stop being amazed by God the longer we walk with Him, and why that's something we can actually pray to change. Paul prayed exactly this in Ephesians 1:18, that the eyes of our hearts would be enlightened so we could truly know God. Pastor Dickerson also gets honest about a hard pattern in human history: give people freedom, prosperity, and rights, and within a couple of generations they tend to drift away from God and start replacing Him with other things. That's not just true of history, it's true of us.

That's exactly why ongoing repentance matters. It isn't about staying stuck in where we fall short, it's about stepping through that into where God is sufficient. His grace covers our sin, His love is unconditional, and even though none of us deserve a place in His kingdom, He's given us the Holy Spirit and invited us in anyway.

What would it look like to ask God this week to open your eyes to His glory again?

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Is it possible to have your theology completely right and still have God resisting you? James 4:6 and 1 Peter 5:5 both say the same startling thing: God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. You can have an accurate statement about the Trinity, salvation, and Scripture, and still miss God's blessing if pride has crept into your heart.

In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson continues walking through Peter's early days with Jesus in Luke 5, where Peter falls on his knees and says, "I'm a sinful man, I don't deserve to be in your presence." That kind of humility is exactly what God blesses. Pastor Dickerson explains why churches and ministries with technically accurate theology can still find God resisting their work if pride is present in the leaders or the people, and why the opposite is also true: God pours out grace on those who humble themselves under His hand.

This isn't about earning God's favor. It's about recognizing that if God uses you, it's not because you have something impressive to offer Him, it's because He's a God who gives grace to the humble.

Where do you see pride trying to sneak into your own faith?

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Do you ever feel like you're too sinful, too messed up, or too far gone for God to actually use you? In Luke 5, right after Jesus performs a miracle in front of him, Simon Peter doesn't celebrate - he falls to his knees and begs Jesus to leave him, because he suddenly sees his own sin next to God's holiness.

In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson unpacks this raw moment in Luke 5:8 and what it teaches us about coming face to face with God. Getting close to Jesus doesn't make you feel more impressive - it exposes what shame tries to hide. But Peter's reaction isn't the end of the story. It's the beginning of what Scripture calls ongoing repentance: not a shame-based cycle of beating yourself up, but the natural result of growing closer to Jesus, seeing yourself more clearly, and running toward Him instead of away from Him.

You'll see why 2 Corinthians 5:17 says you're a new creation, why Romans 8:1 promises there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ, and how the same grace that covered the prodigal son covers you too, no matter how far from God you feel today.

Which part of this hits closest to home for you - feeling unworthy, or learning to run to Jesus instead of hiding from Him?

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You may not see it yet, but reviving your love for God never stays private - it reaches your spouse, your kids, your grandkids, your friends.

In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson teaches from Luke 5:7, right after Simon Peter's nets become so full of fish they start to tear. Peter shouts for help, and his partners James and John row over in the other boat - and now both boats, both crews, experience the miracle together.

Pastor Dickerson points out that our culture tends to treat faith like a solo journey, just you and God, completely private. But that isn't how it actually works. When you choose to keep reviving your own love for God, it ripples out - to your spouse, your children and grandchildren, your friends - even when you can't see the impact right away. Following Jesus has always been communal, not a solo sport. Just as Peter's obedience led James and John into their own life-changing encounter with Jesus, your faithfulness today can strengthen someone else's faith tomorrow.

Who around you might be strengthened in their faith because you chose to keep loving God today?

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Do you ever feel like you're too flawed, too inconsistent, or too immature for God to actually use you?

In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson points out something most people miss about Simon Peter: he wasn't perfect. Scripture shows him as impulsive, selfish, and immature - a guy who messed up more than once. But Jesus kept choosing to work through Peter anyway, because Peter kept obeying, even imperfectly.

In Luke 5, Jesus asks Peter for three things in a row that didn't make sense: use his boat, row out into deeper water, and drop his nets again after an exhausting, empty night. Peter said yes every time, and what followed was the biggest miracle he had seen yet - nets so full of fish they began to tear. Pastor Dickerson calls obedience a staircase: every step feels hard in the moment, but each one grows your faith until what once felt impossible becomes normal.

He challenges listeners to imagine bringing at least one person to salvation every year for the rest of their life, and picturing that long line of people someday saying, "because of you, I'm here." Your obedience - even imperfect, even ordinary - can be the bridge to that kind of legacy.

What's one imperfect step of obedience you can take today?

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