Hope Me...

Yes, "Hope" me rather than help me. More than just help, our spirit needs hope to survive and to thrive. Solomon put the need for hope in this statement found in Proverbs 13:12, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick…” Another translation puts it even more to the core of the issue: “When hope is crushed the heart is crushed.”

Does not surprise me...if God created us with this craving for hope, it would make sense that He would serve as our ultimate hope. Did you know there are more than 180 references in the Old and New Testaments referencing to hope? Hope is woven all throughout scripture. One passage challenges us to an anchoring hope rather than a wishful hope: Hebrews 6:19 states, “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul firm and secure.” Our hope is only as good as what it is attached to -- as what it is anchored to. Hope in and of itself has no power. We can wish for something; we can hope for something, and we might feel a little better about it. We might fool ourselves into thinking everything’s ok. But the only way hope has any real power is when it’s anchored in the God who has real power -- and not only real power but a real desire out of His love for you to help you. Those who follow Jesus Christ hope in the confident expectation that God is willing and able to fulfill the promises He’s made to us. Hope or help? Give me Hope, God.

You can visit the website www.celebratechurch.org to discover the hope that can be found in God’s Word in the Weekly Workout. Enjoy God’s Word, embrace it and allow it to enrich your life.