But for you who revere my name, the
sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. Malachi 4:2
“Hope”, I said Thales, the Greek
Philosopher, “is the most universal thing in the world, for hope stays with
those who have nothing else.”
Many people are in the grip of
despair, because they have ruled out the very grounds of hope itself which is
God. In contrast, the believer’s hope centers in Jesus Christ, who gave us hope
of eternal life and the assurance that there is more to life than the weariness
of earning enough to keep ourselves from starving.
In an article entitled, “What hope
does for man,” Dr.Wolff of Cornell University wrote: Despite exposure to many
stressful conditions (in World War II concentration camps) the imprisonment for
some survivors was a painful but temporary interruption in life. They were
convinced that they would come out alive and that they would not be imprisoned
long. “These men formed tightly knit groups, helped each other and laughed together.
Immediately after liberation, some had transient illnesses but their vitality
had not been sapped. So though prolonged dangerous and lonely circumstances may
drain hope and health, man can endure incredible burdens and take cruel
punishment when he has self-esteem, hope and belief in his fellows.”
Hope is part of the armor of the
soul, which is put there by God, and is linked vitally to the belief that
really He controls and governs our eternal destiny. Hope is the confident
assurance that there is more to life than the frail temples of clay which we
call our human bodies. The Apostle Paul saw faith as a spiritual quality of the
soul, based on the assurance that God exists above and beyond anything that man
can do to the life of another man, and that our destiny is really in God’s
hand!
God Bless Us..
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