OUR HOPE IS BUILT ON.....

I HOPE....?

I have used those two words often throughout my life. I hope this happens or that happens. "I hope I get a raise. I hope I get this new job. I hope we have great weather for our vacation." I can look at the tasks before me and say, flippantly, I sure hope things work out. This kind of HOPE is not the same as REAL BIBLICAL HOPE. When we use the word hope for events in our lives it is more like "wishful thinking." It is not necessarily wrong to say it, but many times we equate our HOPE IN JESUS as equivalent to WISHFUL THINKING. We are in the midst of such trying times. Christians are persecuted and hated around the world. The hate, even in our own country, is growing every day and it is easy to give up HOPE of a brighter future, of good things to come. But, CHRIST IS OUR ROCK!

Don't give up hope. 

I love the song, Christ the Rock - "Our hope is built on nothing less than Jesus blood and righteousness..."

That is the real hope we have. It is not wishful thinking it is the confidence in Jesus Christ and his sovereignty  over all creation, time past, time present, and time future. I was thinking about this as I was reading Hebrews today:

"So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God's inner sanctuary." (Hebrews 6:18-19, NLT)

There is so much uncertainty in the world today. There is war, hate, and division. But we can be confident in the supreme power of Jesus Christ. He is our hope and righteousness, even in the midst of chaos. Listen to this great song and realize JESUS CHRIST IS OUR HOPE!!!!!!!!!