Sometimes when we make a mess of our lives, or we feel that we have transgressed against the Lord; we often feel like there is no hope. That we are a lost cause, that we have ruined any chances of coming into the fullness of what God has for us. Sometimes when I make mistakes in my walk with God, I tend to have a tiny pity party (I try not to do this but it lasts for about a minute). My pity party usually consists of convincing myself that I have fallen so far from His grace that there might be a slim chance for me to get back. Other times it feels like I have a chart with God and every time I mess up I wonder if it is the last straw; maybe God is done with me this time (I know that these thoughts are from the enemy and pray to God that they do not penetrate into my soul). There is a looming fear that everything God has for you, will be taken away. That you might not enter into the fullness of what He has for you in all aspects of your life. But then I remember that I serve an awesome, forgiving and loving God. God is not man, and often times we base our reactions to God on what we have experienced with other human beings. We think that there is a limit because we have limits ourselves, but God is not man and His love, grace and mercy knows no limits. With God, there is always hope. The Bible says in Colossians 1:27 “To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory”. This is the hope we must grab a hold of, this is the hope that we can believe in. What we must realize is that the enemy will try to sow seeds of doubt and fear into our lives when we feel that we have completely messed up. He knows just the right time to show up and kick us when we’re down. But we have hope, and that is Christ in us! God will never give up on us. He loves us too much and He has big plans for our lives.
This is not ordinary hope, this is a supernatural, change your life kind of hope. Christ in us, the hope of glory is what the Bible says and I don’t need to tell you that Christ is not ordinary! We never have to feel hopeless; we never have to feel lost. We have a mighty hope available to us.
Romans 5:5 says, “And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.” That means that this hope will never fail; that if we hope in Christ that He will always come through. Some people place their hope in money, politicians/political systems, people, astrology, luck and many other things. But those things will always fail when it comes to hope. They do not last and in cases of astrology and luck they don’t even exists/have a strong foundation. We have a hope that will never make us ashamed. When you feel down and the enemy tells you that there is no hope that God is done with you that you might as well forget about being in His presence; you can say with all authority that Christ in you is your hope, that He will work it out that you may not see Him but He is always there giving you more grace, more mercy, more love and building an indestructible hope in you!
Hold on to hope, never loose sight of it. God has given us a fail-proof hope. Nothing can separate us from the love of God. When we fall, He sees and understands. He is our biggest cheerleader telling us to get up and keep running the race, keep pressing towards the mark of the high calling. He tells us to put our hope in Him. Never feel hopeless! Never feel like God will let you go. He loves you and has called you and He will do a mighty work in you. You always have hope!
This is not ordinary hope, this is a supernatural, change your life kind of hope. Christ in us, the hope of glory is what the Bible says and I don’t need to tell you that Christ is not ordinary! We never have to feel hopeless; we never have to feel lost. We have a mighty hope available to us.
Romans 5:5 says, “And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.” That means that this hope will never fail; that if we hope in Christ that He will always come through. Some people place their hope in money, politicians/political systems, people, astrology, luck and many other things. But those things will always fail when it comes to hope. They do not last and in cases of astrology and luck they don’t even exists/have a strong foundation. We have a hope that will never make us ashamed. When you feel down and the enemy tells you that there is no hope that God is done with you that you might as well forget about being in His presence; you can say with all authority that Christ in you is your hope, that He will work it out that you may not see Him but He is always there giving you more grace, more mercy, more love and building an indestructible hope in you!
Hold on to hope, never loose sight of it. God has given us a fail-proof hope. Nothing can separate us from the love of God. When we fall, He sees and understands. He is our biggest cheerleader telling us to get up and keep running the race, keep pressing towards the mark of the high calling. He tells us to put our hope in Him. Never feel hopeless! Never feel like God will let you go. He loves you and has called you and He will do a mighty work in you. You always have hope!
