Our Great Hope

There is a lot of hurt and heartache in our world these days.  There is a lot of brokenness as well.  Our world is indeed a world of sorrows.  This world is on a downward spiral and it is constantly trying to distance itself from the true living God.  The people of this world need true everlasting hope.

There is nothing in this world that offers such hope.  Money, power, or fame won't give you this kind of hope, but there is hope in the Lord Jesus Christ.  Jesus is the only one that can give us this great hope that we seek.  This is not the wishful thinking kind of hope that we are talking about.  The kind of hope that we are talking about is a guaranteed promise from God through Jesus Christ of everlasting life and forgiveness of our sins through Christ sacrifice on the Cross on our behalf.

We struggle here on the earth.  We all face trials and challenges here on the earth.  We grieve the loss of loved ones and friends.  We have wounds on our hearts that only are known to us and Almighty God.  We all go through hardships at times, but we must persevere and cling to the hope that we find in Jesus Christ.

Jesus came to this world to live a perfect sinless life.  Jesus stepped out of eternity and cam as a baby that was placed in a manger.  He lived a perfect sinless life.  He was fully tempted, but He never gave into the temptations to sin.  Jesus went obediently to the Cross where He shed His blood for our sins.  Jesus came to the earth on a rescue mission to save us sinners.

God raised Jesus from the dead on the third day and He is now at the right hand of the Father in Heaven.  One day Jesus will come in all of His glory as the King of kings and the Lord of lords.  What a great and Glorious day that will be.  Jesus will wipe away every tear from our eyes.  He will welcome all of us who have placed our faith and trust in Him for salvations.

We must repent of our sins and receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior in order to be saved.  Once we receive Jesus the Holy Spirit comes to dwell within us.  He seals us for the day of redemption.  We have a great hope in Jesus Christ.  He offers each of us forgiveness of our sins and a place in Heaven where we will be with Him forever.  We must receive this gift that He offers by faith.  We must place our faith in Jesus Christ and trust in His finished work on the Cross that He accomplished on our behalf.

Lord,
Thank You for the hope that we have in You through Jesus Christ.
We praise Your name.
Lead us and guide us by Your Holy Spirit.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.