Hope
is a blessed thing. Biblical hope is one of the three great graces listed in 1Corinthians,
it promises rest for the weary, and is so powerful that even in the most
troublesome times the hopeful can rejoice and not be ashamed that trouble has
fallen upon us. Paul wrote that the God of hope would fill us with all joy and
peace in believing, that we may abound in hope. I pray that our hope is so
evidently supernatural that people will ask, “What reason could you possibly
have to be so hopeful?” May our answer always be, “Jesus.” Keeping our eyes on
Jesus always makes our problems seem smaller.
