Hope

Psalm 119:49 - "Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope."


Poet Emily Dickinson once wrote the following about hope,

"Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul.
And sings the tune
Without the words,
and never stops at all."

I love that. There are those in this world who have become too afraid to hope. Hope brings with it the possibility of despair. And, because of that, some have decided that they would rather not hope at all.

I want to suggest that hope, in anything or anyone but God, will bring disappointment. Hope in God is not a guarantee that you won't be disappointed. Philip Yancey, the famous Christian author wrote an entire book dedicated to the topic several years ago when he penned his famous work, Disappointed With God. (It's worth picking up if you've never read it.)God is worth putting hope in. He always follows through on His promises. It's just not always as fast as we'd like, or necessarily done the way that we would want.

Aren't you glad that you don't have to make decisions for God? Aren't you glad that you aren't God? I know that I'm not worth hoping in. I'll continually fail those who put their hope in me. God won't. And, He's worth trusting with our all.

Dear God,

We place our hope in You. We need Your touch in our life. There is nothing on earth that compares to You. Help us to believe when our faith is weak. Help us to trust when we are disappointed. Help us to never stop loving You.

In Jesus' name,

Amen.