Psalm 71:5 (NKJV) 5 For You are my hope, O Lord God; You are my trust from my youth.
Hope.
It is a word we use daily.
I hope you are OK. I hope things work out. Let us hope for the best. That is my hope for you.
And while this implies wanting the best to happen, what is this hope founded on or rooted in?
Do we ever stop to think about this?
Hope expressed by the masses can be a simple emotion; a genuine desire that something goes the best way possible. It is well-meaning, but without a foundation to hold it up.
It can be encouraging, but does it produce fruit?
There is nothing necessarily wrong with this. But let us look a little more closely at what our hope is founded on as followers of Christ.
As children of God, we have a hope that is rooted and grounded. It is built on the one, true Foundation; God Himself.
We have a reason to express hope and hold onto that hope, primarily due to the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave.
This is an eternal hope; one that has implications for every life far beyond our time here on earth.
In God’s word, Peter wrote under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit that we are to rest our hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought at the revelation of Jesus Christ. There is nothing that sums it up more perfectly than this.
1 Peter 1:13 (NKJV) 13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
And, finally, Paul exhorts us to abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13 (NKJV) 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
So, let our hope be genuine, and built solely on the foundation of our God, who alone gives hope that is true.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443
401-439-3780
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