Foundations: Hope

Today after hearing words of fear, and seeing worry on the faces of people; more than ever we need trust in our eternal hope, Jesus Christ. When the "what ifs" come crowding in, these questions don't come alone. Restlessness, worry, doubts and fear come with the w.i's. Will life as we have known it remain the same? It never does because God is changing us everyday whether we realize it or not. Life on this earth has its fickle side. Remember the "rice shortage" scare a few months ago? Rice shelves emptied in a few short hours and people thought, we really must be having a shortage! I'm buying rice again without any problem.

For all the shaking we experience on this earth, what will always remain is our everlasting hope in Christ Jesus our Lord. "Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out to our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us." Rom. 5:5. Have you received a bad report from the doctor about your child? Is your marriage faltering? Do you worry how the house payment or rent will be made? Are you worried sick about your kids? Run to your eternal hope in Christ Jesus. Yield your heart to trust Him today in all things. It is the hope that does not disappoint. Ever! In any circumstance. Jesus clearly, simply put forth the reasons we should not fear what happens in this life in the story of the sparrows, Luke 12: 4-7. Their song is based on what they know every day, they are well taken care of. Are we not worth much, much more than a flock of sparrows? Of course we are. Will the heavenly Father who loves us so much, abandon us to be orphans in this world? NO! Will He keep His word to the Church? YES! Fill yourself with God's hope through His word and encourage and exhort one another today, tomorrow, next week, next year...Ps. 39:7, Ps.119:147, Rom. 4:18, Rom. 5:5, Rom.8:24-25, Eph. 1:8, Col. 1:27, Titus 2:13, 1Peter 1:3, Heb. 6:17-19, Heb. 7:18-19, 1John 3:2-3 and many more scriptures.