Hebrews 6:19 NLT
This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us
through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary.
Yesterday I talked about
being a “broker of hope”, and today I want to continue the conversation. Let’s walk in a little different direction
where hope continues to be what is needed and what will make a huge difference.
This world needs more
hope. We would all agree that our world
is twisted and in deep trouble. Without
the greatness of God and the grace that only God can offer, there is little to
no reason to go on. But we have hope. This is not a hope to win the lottery or hope
to get a better job. This is hope that
takes us places we cannot take ourselves to.
Psalm 145:15 NLT
The eyes of
all look to you in hope; you
give them their food as they need
it.
The biggest place we need
hope is when we feel we are hopeless and helpless. When sin gets a dangerous hold on our lives,
we need hope. When we have hit the
bottom of the proverbial barrel, we need hope.
When we believe we are alone and/or useless, we need hope. And God offers each of us His blessed hope.
Life brings loads of pain
our way. Some of it comes because of our
poor choices and decisions that led to harsh consequences, yet some of it comes
at the hands or choices of other people.
At those times we are like innocent bystanders who were in the wrong
place at the wrong time when doors seemed to be opened where pain was poured on
us.
This pain and heartache
weighs us down. There seems to be no way
out, no reason to live and nowhere else to turn. Those things are lies. God desires to give us the hope that can
change every thing.
To accept the hope God
offers we leave our way and turn to God’s way.
There is change that God helps us begin with. Hope is the byproduct of turning to God who
loves us so much.
Psalm 31:24 NLT
So be strong
and courageous, all you who put your hope in the Lord!
Psalm 39:7 NLT
And so, Lord,
where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you.
Jeremiah 29:11 NLT
For I know
the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for
disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
Matthew 12:21 NLT
And his name
will be the hope of all the
world.
We need more hope. We need to receive God’s hope for our lives. We need to give more hope to those who are the
end of themselves. This hope has
miracles tied to it because this hope is all wrapped up in our great and mighty
God.
He offers more hope!
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