Hebrews 6:9-12 | What's the lesson for me today?
Full of Hope
It is a significant theme in the word of God for the people of God to have hope. It might catch you off-guard a bit, but one of the greatest detriments to God's people has been when they lose hope. Think of Israel just after they have experienced the Exodus out of Egypt. At first they were celebrating. Once they realized they had no food, they lost hope and yearned to return. But the Lord provided manna, refueling their hope. After a while, they lost hope again, remembering the delicacies they had in Egypt. They called the manna from heaven worthless bread. God gave them quail. When they were thirsty, He miraculously provided water. When they went to the Promised Land, the Lord promised to deliver, but again, the people of God lost hope. The result was a wandering in the wilderness for 40 years.
This very same exercise we can take through the whole Bible of the Lord restoring hope and the people losing it. You may even be able to apply this same exercise to your own life and see moments where the Lord uplifted you but you fell back into fears and doubts. Hope is a central theme in Scripture. It may come as a surprise to you, but the Lord wants you to have hope. He wants you to rejoice in hope. He wants you to live in hope. Hope fuels faith. Hope fuels joy. And the joy of the Lord is our strength.
This is widely counter cultural. "Be realistic." We say. We are commended if we are specifically grounded in "reality". I have spoken before on the dangers of elevating Christian skepticism. Your skepticism could be exchanging the truth of God for a lie. Your rationale may be replacing the hope that God wants you to have with a fleshly dominated perspective. Hold fast to hope and be full of it. Tomorrow, we will look at several passages that spur us on to hope. Let us live from that place in full assurance of hope. This is health for the believer.
What lessons are you taking from today?
This very same exercise we can take through the whole Bible of the Lord restoring hope and the people losing it. You may even be able to apply this same exercise to your own life and see moments where the Lord uplifted you but you fell back into fears and doubts. Hope is a central theme in Scripture. It may come as a surprise to you, but the Lord wants you to have hope. He wants you to rejoice in hope. He wants you to live in hope. Hope fuels faith. Hope fuels joy. And the joy of the Lord is our strength.
This is widely counter cultural. "Be realistic." We say. We are commended if we are specifically grounded in "reality". I have spoken before on the dangers of elevating Christian skepticism. Your skepticism could be exchanging the truth of God for a lie. Your rationale may be replacing the hope that God wants you to have with a fleshly dominated perspective. Hold fast to hope and be full of it. Tomorrow, we will look at several passages that spur us on to hope. Let us live from that place in full assurance of hope. This is health for the believer.
What lessons are you taking from today?
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Passage of the Week: John 20John 20 | What's happening (and who's involved)?John 20 | What's the connection?John 20 | What's a lesson for the original audience?John 20 | What's the lesson for me today?John 20 | What am I going to do about it?John 20 | Prayer PromptsJohn 21 | Prayer PromptsPassage of the Week: John 21John 21 | What's happening (and who's involved)?John 21 | What's the connection?John 21 | What's a lesson for the original audience?John 21 | What's the lesson for me today?John 21 | What am I going to do about it?Passage of the Week: Hebrews 1:1-4Hebrews 1:1-4 | What's happening (and who's involved)?Hebrews 1:1-4 | What's the connection?Hebrews 1:1-4 | What is a lesson for the original audience?Hebrews 1:1-4 | What's the lesson for me today?Hebrews 1:1-4 | What am I going to do about it?Hebrews 1:1-4 | Prayer PromptsPassage of the Week: Hebrews 1:5-14Hebrews 1:5-14 | What's happening (and who's involved)?Hebrews 1:5-14 | What's the connection?Hebrews 1:5-14 | What's a lesson for the original audience?Hebrews 1:5-14 | What's the lesson for me today?Hebrews 1:5-14 | What am I going to do about it?Hebrews 1:5-14 | Prayer PromptsPassage of the Week: Hebrews 2:1-4Hebrews 2:1-4 | What's happening (and who's involved)?Hebrews 2:1-4 | What's the connection?
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