Hope In God

 Some of us say we have hope in God, but what does that mean? Many of us make a list of what we would like for Christmas and then hope that someone will get us what we want. Is this how we approach God, with a list of what we want, just  hoping we will get something? When we repent of our sins and give our will and life over to the care of God, we become His adopted children. Through our belief in the finished work of Jesus, God has promised us rich and glorious blessings. 

 Through Jesus we have a new life free from the sins of the past. Our old life is left behind. Going under the water in baptism symbolizes this death of our old self.  As we come up out of the water, we demonstrate that we are born again to a new life. The Holy Spirit comes to live in us. He is the power greater than ourselves who will lead and guide us into the knowledge of all truth. Now we truly have hope for the future! 

So when we were baptized, we were buried with Christ and took part in his death. And just as Christ was raised from death by the wonderful power of the Father, so we can now live a new life. (Romans 6:4 ERV)

God is both the object of our hope and the author of it. The Scriptures, as written in the Bible, are the foundation on which our hope is built. There really is no evidence of hope for a person who thinks they can live life by their own wisdom. As we trust in God and obey Him in all our ways, our hope in God will grow and joy and peace will fill our soul.

 I pray that the God who gives hope will fill you with much joy and peace as you trust in him. Then you will have more and more hope, and it will flow out of you by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13 ERV)

Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank You for Your unending faithfulness to me. May my hope be strengthened as I seek Your wisdom and follow Your principles in all my ways. Amen

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