Three Things That Give Me Hope – Part 3
When we focus on current events in the world and things going on in our lives, it can be easy for our hopefulness to begin to falter. When we place our hope in finances, friends, family or resources (including medical resources for our kids), it will eventually fail.
This month we have been talking about hope and how to truly regain hope during challenging times.
The first week we looked at the challenges of staying hope-filled. The next week we talked about reflecting on God's faithfulness in our own lives as well as in the Bible. Last week, we talked about looking for those "God sightings" in our lives right now...finding the good in each day, even if it is as simple as the sun is shining and looking for where He is at work globally.
This week, we look ahead. As followers of Christ, we have a certain hope in Christ. We know that this world is not our home and that we will one day be with our heavenly Father.
What does our eternal home look like?
Below is one of my favorite passages about heaven.
Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,”[a] for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death[b] or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
~ Revelation 21: 1-4 (NIV)
There will be no more pain, no more sorrow, no more injustice. Our children will no longer be in pain or need medical treatments. They will no longer be looked down upon. They will be loved.
While the day to day seems long...at times never ending, eternity offers perspective. It offers hope.
As you think about eternity, is there a particular passage in the Bible that gives you hope?
Perhaps you are not a follower of Christ, and would like to learn more about the eternal hope we have in him, I would love to connect with you more and share more about this hope I have.
Written by Jonathan McGuire
