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"Rise" by Kate Stanford: God's Promises Don't Expire


God’s promises don’t expire — are you still holding on to them?

Kate Stanford wrote “Rise” out of something most of us feel but rarely name — living in a world filtered through a screen. We’re living in the age of constantly evolving social media and technology culture, developments that can sow fear and create division.

Kate Stanford - Rise“I’ve been losing sleep from the weight of what I read, every headline breaking me.” Scrolling never stops. The noise never quiets. We’re lured into a world of more and more, causing us to forget the real world we live in. And somewhere between the breaking news and the biting words we can’t say out loud, fear finds a home. The song “Rise” doesn’t stop at this modern-day struggle. It points us back to hope in Jesus.

Kate anchors the song in something that the social media algorithms can’t touch or change… the unchanging, steadfast, and dependable nature of God’s love. “Your love is never changing, the dawn is always breaking.” Every morning the sun rises, not because the world earned it, but because God is faithful whether we are watching or not.

Lamentations 3:22–23 states this plainly: “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” God’s love isn’t a feeling, it isn’t a circumstance — God is Love! When fear is living on your screen, and hope feels distant, remember that God’s mercy never changes. You don’t have to white-knuckle your way through the day. You don’t have to fight for peace that was already given to you.

So, drown out the noise, open your hands, and let your heart and mind be reawakened. Listen to “Rise” by Kate Stanford and let it remind you where your hope really lives. “The sun will always rise.” So together, we can too.

(Related scripture: Lamentations 3:22–23; Psalm 46:10; Romans 15:13)

Background:

“Rise” unpacks the struggles of living in the age of constantly evolving social media and technology culture, which can sow fear and division. Yet even through the chaos of the world, “Rise” points listeners back to hope in Jesus. There is comfort in its consistency, and warmth in its light. The sun will always rise each morning, so together, we can too.

Release date: May 15, 2026

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