August 4
2 Chronicles 35:1-36:23; 1 Corinthians 1:1-17; Psalm 27:1-6; Proverbs 20:20-21
Hope is a necessary ingredient for life. Where there is no hope there is no motivation to keep on going. We see in America an epidemic of hopelessness that reveals itself in aimlessness, suicide, and depression. 2 Chronicles ends with disaster. Judah was first overrun by Egypt and then conquered by Babylon. Their defeat is described as, “the Babylonians…killed their young men with the sword…and spared neither young man nor young woman, old or aged.” The people were removed from the Promised Land and dragged as prisoners to a distant country. Yet even during this, there is still hope. Notice the final verse of the book. It describes a return to the land. Even amid a hopeless situation, there is hope. Psalm 27 describes a similar situation. David is surrounded by evil men but, when he turns his sight away from his enemies and to God, he has hope. He recognizes his security, salvation, and life, even when a very real threat is pressing against him. He reminds himself that hope is greater than hardship and despite the difficulty of today, his hope is more secure.
The same is true for us. No matter what today brings, because of Christ, we have hope. We have the hope of Christ’s return, an eternity on a new earth, and receiving new bodies. Today may be terrible but God gives us a secure hope that is greater than anything.
Father God, help me to find hope in you. Help me to seek you and turn to you through every trial of life and pursue your glory in all things. Amen.
Question: How secure is your hope and how can you strengthen it?
Hope is a necessary ingredient for life. Where there is no hope there is no motivation to keep on going. We see in America an epidemic of hopelessness that reveals itself in aimlessness, suicide, and depression. 2 Chronicles ends with disaster. Judah was first overrun by Egypt and then conquered by Babylon. Their defeat is described as, “the Babylonians…killed their young men with the sword…and spared neither young man nor young woman, old or aged.” The people were removed from the Promised Land and dragged as prisoners to a distant country. Yet even during this, there is still hope. Notice the final verse of the book. It describes a return to the land. Even amid a hopeless situation, there is hope. Psalm 27 describes a similar situation. David is surrounded by evil men but, when he turns his sight away from his enemies and to God, he has hope. He recognizes his security, salvation, and life, even when a very real threat is pressing against him. He reminds himself that hope is greater than hardship and despite the difficulty of today, his hope is more secure.
The same is true for us. No matter what today brings, because of Christ, we have hope. We have the hope of Christ’s return, an eternity on a new earth, and receiving new bodies. Today may be terrible but God gives us a secure hope that is greater than anything.
Father God, help me to find hope in you. Help me to seek you and turn to you through every trial of life and pursue your glory in all things. Amen.
Question: How secure is your hope and how can you strengthen it?
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