Friday, December 4, 2020
Now faith is the
substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1
Hope for
We have had so many things this year try to steal our hope. How is a heart to give thanks when it is consumed by so much darkness? And how is a heart supposed to have hope when it seems that there is no point - in the midst of so much separation, heartbreak and disappointment? Sometimes it feels impossible to find even a shred of hope in in what seems to be a cold, cruel, and unmerciful world.
The key word there is world. We
are in this world, but not of this world.
We are only part timers here and the real hope and victory over all the
horrible things this world offers are beyond any life here on earth. The only ticket into that place is Jesus Christ.
He is the Hope. He is our only
Hope.
Advent season is all about the anticipation and the waiting for the
coming of Christ. Jesus came and brought Hope for
all. He brought hope to a world wrought
with disease, violence, unrest and turmoil, uncertainty; and most of all, He
brought the hope of salvation from our sin.
He took upon Himself all our unrighteousness so that we may become
righteous and He died the death we deserve.
Jesus Christ is the only hope that can overcome this
hard world. He is the
only answer to any of life’s problems and the only light at the end of the
tunnel. The anticipation of the long-awaited
Messiah was fulfilled in His birth and now we await His return. So, the season of Advent continues as we wait
in great anticipation of the culmination of all hopes fulfilled – His return. Our Hope is in Jesus and His gift of eternal
life. In Him, wrongs are righted, wounds
are healed, death becomes life, sins are washed away, and eternal hope resides.
In this season of anticipation, don’t be distracted by all the heavy
stuff going on all around you. Remember
the hope of Jesus, the gift of eternal life He gives, and spread this hope to
those around you.
I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word
I put my hope. Psalm 130:5
