“May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in your word.”
Psalm 119:74
“What is our hope in the best and worst of times? When all around our soul gives way? Our hope is that nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ, not even suffering and death. Our hope is not for an easy or comfortable or secure life on this earth. Our hope is that the love of God will grant us joy in the all-satisfying glory of God which will continue through death and increase for all eternity.
“Your solid hope—and it is the only lasting hope—is that if you will trust Christ as your precious Savior and your supremely-valued King, then you will be folded into the love of God in a way that no terrorist, no torture, no demons, no disasters, no disease, no man, no microbe, no government, and no grave can destroy… That’s the hope of the Christian life. It is not a political hope, or a military hope, or a financial hope, or a geographical hope, or a psychological hope, or an escapist hope. It is a blood-bought, Spirit-wrought, Christ-exalting, God-centered, fear-destroying, death-defeating hope.”
“Your solid hope—and it is the only lasting hope—is that if you will trust Christ as your precious Savior and your supremely-valued King, then you will be folded into the love of God in a way that no terrorist, no torture, no demons, no disasters, no disease, no man, no microbe, no government, and no grave can destroy… That’s the hope of the Christian life. It is not a political hope, or a military hope, or a financial hope, or a geographical hope, or a psychological hope, or an escapist hope. It is a blood-bought, Spirit-wrought, Christ-exalting, God-centered, fear-destroying, death-defeating hope.”
Scripture Focus
Romans 8:35–39
Insight
This is from John Piper’s September 16, 2001, sermon titled, “A Service of Sorrow, Self-Humbling, and Steady Hope,” given at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, MN.
Bible In A Year
- Isaiah 23-24
- Psalm 82
- Acts 2
