July 8
Acts 26:1-32
How strong is your hope? Is your hope able to fill you with joy and an eternal perspective regardless of your present circumstances? Does your hope provide confident assurance that God's future is better than today's best?
As Paul recounted the reason for his imprisonment for Agrippa, Felix, and Bernice, he stated, "It is because of my hope in what God has promised our ancestors that I am on trial today." Hope is the reason why Paul is in prison. He had hope that Jesus was the Messiah, the one who rose from the dead, and the one who is the culmination of God’s work. Hope, a belief in a better tomorrow and eternity, was the reason why he was stuck in a terrible predicament. Hope was also the reason he was able to endure his imprisonment well. No matter how terrible his present suffering was, he could look beyond it to his eternal, secure future.
Are you able to have this vision? Can you look beyond today and see what God will do in the future? This is a critical skill for believers to refine, because without it, we can easily give in to despair, anger, or apathy. Hope keeps us filled with joy, a proper perspective, and peace. So, let us embrace hope with all our hearts.
Father God, thank you for the gift of hope. Thank you that Christ will come back and make all things right. So, help me look beyond the present to see the future which awaits me. Amen.
How well are you filled with hope? How should this affect the way you view the difficulties of life and our world?
How strong is your hope? Is your hope able to fill you with joy and an eternal perspective regardless of your present circumstances? Does your hope provide confident assurance that God's future is better than today's best?
As Paul recounted the reason for his imprisonment for Agrippa, Felix, and Bernice, he stated, "It is because of my hope in what God has promised our ancestors that I am on trial today." Hope is the reason why Paul is in prison. He had hope that Jesus was the Messiah, the one who rose from the dead, and the one who is the culmination of God’s work. Hope, a belief in a better tomorrow and eternity, was the reason why he was stuck in a terrible predicament. Hope was also the reason he was able to endure his imprisonment well. No matter how terrible his present suffering was, he could look beyond it to his eternal, secure future.
Are you able to have this vision? Can you look beyond today and see what God will do in the future? This is a critical skill for believers to refine, because without it, we can easily give in to despair, anger, or apathy. Hope keeps us filled with joy, a proper perspective, and peace. So, let us embrace hope with all our hearts.
Father God, thank you for the gift of hope. Thank you that Christ will come back and make all things right. So, help me look beyond the present to see the future which awaits me. Amen.
How well are you filled with hope? How should this affect the way you view the difficulties of life and our world?
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