Living Hope
BY btyang ON 5. 5, 2009
LivingHope
TODAY’SSCRIPTURE
“PraisebetotheGodandFatherofourLordJesusChrist!InHisgreatmercyHehasgivenusnewbirthintoalivinghopethroughtheresurrectionofJesusChristfromthedead”
(IPeter1:3,NIV).
TODAY’SWORDfromJoelandVictoria
Inwhatorinwhomdoyouputyourhope?Sometimesit’seasytogetfocusedonthenaturalrealmandputourhopeinwhatwecanseeorwhatwecanunderstand—people,jobs,governments.Butwehavetoremember,thisworldistemporary.Whenweputourhopeinthingsofthisworld,eventuallythosethingswillfadeaway.ButwhenweputourhopeinJesus,wearehopinginwhatisrealandeternal.ThroughHim,wehavealivinghope—hopethatwillneverdisappointorfadeaway.
IlikehowWebster’sdictionarydefineshope:“todesirewithexpectationofobtainment.”Isn’titgoodtoknowthatwewillobtaineverypromisegiventousthroughChristJesus?Wehaveafutureandahope!
Thenexttimeyoufeeldiscouragedorfrustratedwithwhat’sgoingonaroundyou,rememberthatyouhavehopeinsideofyouthatisalive.YouhavethepromisethatHewillneverleaveyounorforsakeyou.PutyourhopeinGodandletHimdirectyouinthegoodplanHehasforyou!
APRAYERFORTODAY
Fatherinheaven,thankYouforalivinghope!IchooserightnowtorefocusmymindandheartonYourpurposesforme.HelpmestayfocusedonwhatiseternalsothatIcanmakewisedecisionsineverythingIdo.IblessYoutodayandalways.InJesus’Name.Amen.
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