The Power Of Hope
The Power of Hope in These Uncertain Times
Here’s a million dollar question for you:
Do you think it’s going to be cooler tomorrow?
“I certainly hope so” . . . said everyone in Texas.
And, by the way, every other person in every other state facing daily temperatures well over 100 degrees!
Hope – it’s a comforting word, isn’t it?
It’s that wonderful feeling we get when we expect something good to happen.
Is something good happening right now?
You’d have to live under a rock not to see how chaotic things are . . .
Devastating wildfires
Intense hurricanes
Multiple earthquakes
A huge homelessness problem
Growing depression among adults and teenagers
Constant attacks against God’s design for marriage and family
This is all very disheartening to observe.
So, how do we unleash the power of hope in these uncertain times?
What is our hope going forward?
Or, should I say, “Who?”
The Power of Hope Lies In God’s Promises
The author of Hebrews 11:1 tells us, “Now faith is the certainty of things hoped for, a proof of things not seen.”1
This is just a small part of the whole blessed chapter which emphasizes a faith that will endure through anything. We can be encouraged by the examples the author presents of great biblical heroes whose faith sustained them.
Our hope in God’s promises isn’t about a “maybe.”
Dear Christian, the power of hope is so much better than that!
Most people understand hope as wishful thinking, as in “I hope something will happen.” This is not what the Bible means by hope. The biblical definition of hope is “confident expectation.” Hope is a firm assurance regarding things that are unclear and unknown (Romans 8:24-25; Hebrews 11:1, 7). – gotquestions.org 2
With confident expectation, we can look to the future, even in these uncertain times, and say “Amen.”
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1 Scripture quotation is from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.
2 Quotation from gotquestions.org, from “What is the Christian’s hope?” n.d., para. 1. Web. Accessed August 31, 2023. https://www.gotquestions.org/hope-Bible.html
