For You are my hope; O Lord God, You are my confidence from my youth.Even deeper is the word used for God here. It's Yahweh, the personal name that God gave to us. That's another topic in itself, but I just wanted to say that personal God came in the bodily form of Christ to die for us. Because of that, I infer that Christ is my hope.
Anyway, Christ should be our hope as Christians, and that is why I ask that question. It is to point people back to God and get them thinking on what He has done, what He is doing and what He will do.
So today, I have been asking myself that question a LOT. I have needed to be pointed back to God so many times today. The one thing I keep on thinking is this: "If it weren't for the Lord, my heart would despair!" It is so true! I like the NIV version of John 16:33 "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
Take HEART! Take courage! Praise the Lord that He continues to turn my wandering heart back to Him. Though many different things were thrown at me at once, it seemed, God was gracious to turn my thoughts back to Him. It would have been easy to despair if it weren't for God. A couple saints are currently experiencing some familial issues leading to the uncertainty of joining us on some mission trips, and a brother battling cancer passed away today. I received this news as a wake-up call to what I need to do: pray.
We JUST went over Matthew 6 last night and the big takeaway that I had was to labor in prayer more and seek FIRST His kingdom and righteousness. Praise the Lord for opportunities to do so, even if I don't like the circumstances.
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