7 Resolutions for Lifeናሙና

RESOLUTION #7: A hopeful heart

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here". (2 Corinthians 5 :17)

Without Christ, the word "hope" is meaningless. The dictionary speaks of “a disposition of spirit that induces to wait for something to happen, to be realized; confidence; expectancy." However, honestly, at some point in life, we have already nurtured these feelings so much, waiting for sources that frustrated us, that there is no point in making another attempt. Whoever still insists, hopes for a successful government, for the miraculous vaccine, for a more favorable balance in the bank account, dreams of the “incredible” work—which is so incredible that it won't even be a job—daydreams about owning a home, with the zero km car, with fans, followers, likes, more likes, and more likes . . . But, when you wake up, less than a dozen "views."

But in Christ, hope gains color, taste, sounds, experience. The Bible says that Christ makes everything “new” in our history, including hope. Why is this possible with Him? Because in Christ alone do we receive a truly firm foundation for our hope—his Word. Christ resolved our past by freeing us from guilt and eternal condemnation; we live in it safe in the present, protected and guided by the Holy Spirit; and, just by faith in Christ, we hope for the real future of which the Bible gives several spoilers—eternally beside the Father, without crying, without pain, without sorrows, without frustrations, without death. Christ's work—making himself man among us, surrendering to death as a ransom for our lives and resurrecting in power and glory—guarantees what He said. He has promised, fulfilled and will fulfill what no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined and is reserved for those who belong to him (see 1 Corinthians 2:9).

How can this truth be lived by you and me for the rest of our lives? The apostle Paul has already "drawn" the answer in the letter to the believers of Romans:” Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.( Romans 5:3-5)

Let's go together on this with our eyes fixed on true hope?

Prayer: "God, may my only hope be the Lord! In Jesus’ name, Amen."