TODAY’S WORD FOR WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 16, 2015.
HOPE
HOPE
Expect or look forward to with desire and confidence of fulfillment.
For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? Romans 8:24.
Over the past few years we have seen many disastrous calamities including earthquakes, flooding and fires. Have you often wondered what people are feeling and how do they react when devastating situations hit. In many cases they soon realize that they have lost much of their personal belongings and a spirit of despair and hopelessness sets in.
What hope can these hurting people have? A person who deals with life in the strength of their own capabilities most likely has no hope. But for Christians, who have their faith in their Lord Jesus, hope is found in Jesus and that will be more than enough to get them through the crises. Those who have not been saved through faith in Christ Jesus are relying on themselves. The hope they have contains no certainty.
The hope that the apostle Paul speaks of in the verse we have put above is the hope every believer has in that their ultimate destiny is to spend eternity with God. Paul reminds us that hope is not based on what we can see and we do not hope for what we already have. The hope that Paul talks about is not yet realized but it is certain for those who are saved.
God does not make promises that He does not keep. God guaranteed our salvation by the shed blood of His Son, Jesus Christ, on the cross. We have not fully received all the benefits and blessings of salvation that will one day be ours when Christ’s new kingdom is established.
When people face that time in life when they get concerned about issues that mean survival, who do they rely on? Those of us who have our complete faith and trust in the Lord let us not forget that our Lord is faithful and that we have the wonderful hope of spending an eternity with our Lord.
Our memory verse for this week is found in I Thessalonians 5:18:
Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
I praise You for being my only hope for today and tomorrow. May I constantly live a life that will be an example to my family, friends, associates and neighbors that my hope is completely in You.
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