Help and Hope
The word “blessed”
means “oh how happy.” This verse expresses the wonderful and happy experience
of being helped by – and finding your hope in – the Lord.
There is no better
source of HELP than the Lord our God. After all, He
made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He gives justice to the
oppressed and food to the hungry. He frees the prisoners. He opens the eyes of the
blind. He lifts up those who are weighed down. He cares for the
orphans and widows. The Lord is all-powerful. There
is no problem He cannot solve, no burden He cannot lift, no injury He cannot
heal, no relationship He cannot restore, no heart He cannot transform, no sin
He cannot forgive, and no sinner He cannot redeem.
What do you need help with today? Do you need help
paying your bills? Do you need help finding a job? Do you need help dealing
with depression and discouragement? Do you need help salvaging a damaged
marriage? Do you need help dealing with disease or sickness in your body? Do
you need deliverance from an addiction? Whatever is going on in your life right
now, don’t look “inside yourself” for the help you need. Look to the Lord your
God. Cry out to Him for His supernatural help. It is there. Lay your burden down,
let Him carry it. Let Him help. Oh, how happy you are if you are finding your
help in the God of Jacob!
Also, there is no better source of HOPE than in
the Lord our God. Hope is the optimistic anticipation of future good. Hope is
not “wishful thinking.” It is the firm faith we place in the future that God
(who cannot lie) has promised us. We can find so much hope through the gift of eternal life made possible
through God’s Son, Jesus Christ. No matter what trials, temptations or pain we
may suffer, we can always hold onto the hope God extends to us. The Apostle Peter wrote, “Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has
caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of
Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3).
It
is easy to lose hope in our world darkened by sin. We see so much of the dark
side of humanity that we can easily drift to hopelessness. But, in Christ there
is a never-ending source of true hope and courage for the future. Do you need
more hope in your life today? Look to the Lord your God. Cry out for Him to
restore your hope and make your hope shine like a light for other hope-deprived
people to be drawn to and find salvation in Christ. Oh, how happy you are if you
are finding your hope in the Lord your God!
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