Verse of the Day: Jeremiah 33:2-3 New King James Version
“Thus says the Lord who made it, the Lord who formed it to establish it (the Lord is His name): ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’
Memory of the month: Proverbs 15:1-A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Today's reading: PSALM 70-71 ROMANS 8:22-39
Certain Hope
The old pastor leaned over the bedside and started to quote scripture. From beginning to end, he quoted the entire eighth chapter of Romans. It was my brother's bedside and doctors had said if we wanted to see him, we needed to come. He was in a coma and could not respond.
Romans eight was perfect that day. I believe my brother heard it and it worked in his mind and soul. It is full of hope-and not just any old hope but perfect, certain hope.
Biblical hope waits in eager assurance knowing that the outcome is certain. Even when we have no words, we know that the Holy Spirit can say to our Father what needs to be said on our behalf-that day my brother could not speak-God took care of that, too.
No matter what else happens-no matter how bad it may get-we know that God predestined, called, justified, and glorified us all in Christ Jesus.
Having heard all that, if God is for us who is against us? Knowing how fragile our lives are, we must know that no one but God has our souls. Nothing can separate us from the Love of God.
Is our hope the 'I hope so' hope? No. No paper-thin hope is in the scripture. Our hope in Christ is eternally set and cannot change-what He said He will do, He will do-no matter what goes on anywhere. No words of any intellectual clan or group in power can change God's heart for us.
It is set in stone-the rock of ages-the stone that makes men stumble-the rock that makes them fall.(1 Peter 2:8)
God will use Romans eight in any occasion-He breathed it. Read it, remember it, use it. It is absolute hope.(by the way, my brother came out of that coma and survived several more years)
...because He loves us...
Father in Heaven,
Forgive me my weak hope and help me learn what Your great hope means, little by little, step by step.
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