You Must Know The Real Source of Hope!

“For whatever was written before was written for our instruction, so that through patience and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.” Romans 15:4. (TLV).

Hal Lindsey said, “Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air…but only for one second without hope.”

The same idea is found in Job’s words when he faced unimaginable trials. Listen to what he said, “My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and they come to an end without hope.” Job 7:6. The voice translation gives a graphic picture. It says, “My days whisk by swifter than the shuttle in a weaver’s loom— back and forth, and back and forth— and then they come to their hopeless end.” In short, our life ends sooner without hope.

You must know the true source of hope to face and live in today’s multip-challenged environment. There only you get the encouragement to stand firm amid all difficulties.

I heard of an old couple who died of malnutrition on the streets of the United States. Later, police discovered they had $65,000 in one of their drawers in their old, broken house — what a tragic situation. They had money, but they never used it for whatever reason and died of poverty.

Loved ones, hope is readily available. Will you grab it today without delay?

People need hope to live an endurable and healthy life. However, hope is not something we can go and buy from a shop with a price. There is no price tag for hope. The money would not get you to hope. A famous name, prestige, or career would not give you hope. Temporary pleasures would not give you lasting hope. If these would provide hope, why do many famous and wealthy celebrities commit suicide?

Beloved, hope for the future is a gift from God, packed in the love letter God sent you to read and meditate on daily. That love letter God sent you is called the Bible or the Scripture. Our today’s Bible insights say this, whatever is written in the Bible is for our instruction. When we read the Bible, it supernaturally sprouts patience and encouragement in our hearts. The result is we have abundant hope to face life and its challenges. Our passage promises Bible reading gives us patience and encouragement, which will result in hope. Then, when people ask you why you have hope, you gently tell them the secret with respect and gentleness. (1 Peter 3:15). The Bible is God-breathed (2 Timothy 3:16) to germinate in our patience and encouragement. Today, so many people are discouraged, depressed, and have no patience merely because they do not read the God-inspired book -the Bible. Bible is the only book that is not made on this earth. God made it in heaven with unconditional love toward you in His mind.

Are you discouraged? Do you lack patience? I can prescribe the remedy- take your Bible and start reading every single day. What you need is not partying or nightclubs. You need the pure and heavenly Word from God. You need the spiritual bread daily, which is His Word, the Bible. You will discover how much you have changed over time. As you continue reading it, you will have more patience and much encouragement resulting in a heavy dose of hope.

Beloved, got a moment for today’s prayer? “Father in heaven, I am sorry for my sins. I am sorry I was going after this world for peace, life, and hope. I know only you can give me peace, life, and hope. I admit my mistakes and foolishness in searching in the wrong places, the things only you can give me. I believe Your Son, Jesus Christ, came to this world to pay for my sins and grant me peace, life, and hope. I call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Please save me now and help me to read your love letter – the Bible -every day. Thank you for the peace, life, and hope you granted me. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.”