Day 33
Psalm 71:5 Amplified Version
"For You are my hope; 0 lord God, You are my trust from my youth and the source of my confidence."
We have hope or expectation, because we have God. He is our hope. When we do not see anything in the natural realm to keep us motivated, we know we have a God who can move any mountain, supply any need, alter any circumstance or destroy any barrier. He can heal any sickness, calm any storm, relieve any burden or restore anything that has been lost. He is our hope, not only because He can do these things, but because He has done them already. He said he would do for us what needs to be done.
Psalm 146:5 says, "Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God." The psalmist had a reason to declare that the person whose hope is in the Lord is happy. A person is happy about something if it will definitely bring positive results. Therefore, we can conclude that hope in the Lord brings positive results.
In Ephesians, Paul described the Gentiles who were without Christ as those who had no hope. Their lack of hope was related to their being without Christ. Consequently, then, having Christ means having hope. Paul told the Thessalonians that God had given us good hope. Peter exhorted the saints to be always ready to give an answer to every inquirer who wanted to know why we have the hope we have in us.
It is obvious that to have God means to have hope. There is a good reason to hope when the one who created the universe and all the elements contained therein is Our Father and we know He loves us.
I have God. Therefore, I have hope. That hope brings positive results.