God Of TomorrowSýnishorn

Called to Hope 

I’m convinced that the biggest implication God’s sovereignty has for our lives today is hope. When we talk about the word hope, we usually equate it to wishful thinking. But the authors of the Bible understood the word hope to be the expectancy of a promised outcome or the waiting period before a promise was carried out.

The hope that society longs for is found in God, who walks with us in life. The hope He offers will counter our fear and worry about the future. Our expectant hope is that God has the path laid out before us, will journey with us, and already knows what tomorrow holds. 

When war appears unending, God will one day give us peace. 

When Christians are bullied for their values, God will be their defense. 

When families split apart, God offers a family that will never divide. 

When society undergoes changes, God will remain unchanging. 

When you feel powerless in the face of a societal change, remember that even there you can have hope—not because an elected official or a boycott or a social crusade might reverse the situation, but because God is working out what is best in His time. He has promised the restoration of all things according to what is right, and He will do it. 

Just because the trends of society seem to move away from God’s values, He doesn’t move away from us. God isn’t going anywhere. Our hope transcends what is today and trusts in what God will do tomorrow. 

God is with you no matter what happens in society, and He has always been with you! In Matthew 1:23, the angel Gabriel told Joseph that Jesus’s name, Immanuel, means “God with us.” At the end of the same book in 28:20, Jesus promised His followers, “I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” The Bible promises that God came to be with us and that He is always with us. 

God was working in your life before you were ever born. He is present and active in our world, even when you don’t see it. And that’s the greatest hope of all.

In what part of your life do you most need hope right now? In what ways is fear robbing you of that hope? How can you speak hope to a changing society?

If you enjoyed this 5-day devotional from Caleb Kaltenbach, be sure to check out Caleb's book, God of Tomorrow .