The one thing that makes life worth living when everything seems wrong is hope. Without hope we have only despair. We can see that the world is not as it should be, and for some people life is a desperate struggle.
Hope is the driving force which prompts the Christian to action in the face of the evil that surrounds us. It is our knowledge of the superior power of good. In coming to earth and dying for our sin, Jesus showed the love of God. In his resurrection, He gave us hope that ultimately, God will restore everything to the way it should be.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 [NIV]
Dave MacLellan
(originally published in 2003)
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