The Source Of Our Hope

The Babe in the Manger WAS the HOPE for ALL humanity. Helpless, weak and frail – but not HOPELESS. Jesus was FULL of HOPE for each one who could see with other eyes.

I wish we could exchange our humanity piece by piece. To turn in our eyes for ones that see through the filter of HOPE. To turn in our heart for one that pumps out HOPE for life. To turn in our knees, legs, and feet, that buckle, grow weary and stumble for ones that bend at hope, leap for hope, and walk steadfastly in hope. And so on…

Desperation is sometimes the only way we find hope. I believe God intended for us to be fueled by hope and to never run out of it. 

Psalm 62:5 - I wait quietly before God, for my hope is in Him. 

It is a great person who can hold onto HOPE when the circumstances point away from it. 

Psalm 119:116 - LORD, sustain me as you promised, that I may live! Do not let my hope be crushed. 

It is an even greater person who recognizes HOPE is what will help them see clearly. 

Psalm 94:19 - When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer. 

The greatest is when HOPE becomes a way of life, as in this verse:

Psalm 39:7 - And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you.

Today is a day to place your hope in the person and work of Jesus. Today is a day to offer that same HOPE to someone you know who could benefit from it. Whom that might be?

 Psalm 40:11 - LORD, don’t hold back your tender mercies from me. My only hope is in your unfailing love and faithfulness.

Sing “O Little Town of Bethlehem.”

Written by Inga-Lill Guzik. All Scripture References are from The New Living Translation