More frequently than ever, I am hearing the cry “Is there any hope?” Many of us have had that thought at one time or another, referencing an image of someone drowning – crying out for help.
In Psalm 130, the sense of hopelessness is made worse because the psalmist knows the reason for the brokenness of life: sin. It is not that God failed, but we have failed God. The psalmist also knows the source of hope: God himself. God in his mercy offers real hope, not the wishful thinking we often see these days. Human hope falls short and fails; hope in God “does not put us to shame” Romans 5 says.
Many ask me why is God’s hope sure?
The psalmist points to God’s unfailing love, unchanging word, and full redemption. In advent, we see the depths to which God went for our sake. In his unfailing love, God gave his only Son to be our saviour. Fulfilling God’s word, Jesus the Word of God came in the flesh to reveal God and bring salvation. This salvation brings not only the forgiveness of our sins but also full redemption and a future where the consequences of sin are fully removed. Christ Jesus is our hope!
Today when the night is at its darkest, we can put our hope in the Lord. The dawn is coming because Jesus came and promised us, He will come again. That is our greatest hope. His promises never fail.
Christ Jesus [is] our hope. 1 Timothy 1:1
Let’s Pray
Yahweh, you are the hope of the hopeless, the help of the helpless. Father, I praise you for answering my deepest need through Christ Jesus my hope, in whose name I pray. Amen.
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