Daily Bible Reading: Genesis 1, 2, 3; Psalm 1, 31, 61, 91, 121; Proverbs 1
“Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.” Psalm 31:24
Another year has passed by with lightning fast speed. All hope is lost for the past year. It is over. It is finished. We can no longer do anything about the past year. We must fight off depression over the negative things of the past year. All we can do now is follow the counsel found in our verse. We must “be of good courage…” Now is not the time to compound our failures by quitting. Garner up some courage and try it again.
Don’t be stupid about it. Don’t be so courageous as to think you can stand in front of a speeding train and you will be able to stop it with your bare hands.
If we are filled with Godly courage and strength, we can look forward to what God will accomplish through us in the following year.
Hope in the Bible sense of the word refers to the resurrection. Because Christ is risen from the dead, we have hope (the expectation of future good). The concept of “I sure hope I get a new bicycle for Christmas” is an inaccurate view of Bible hope. Our hope rests in the Lord Jesus Christ. If He be risen…
Let’s live this year in the confident expectation that Jesus will come back to receive His children from the earth and take us to Heaven. Are you ready?
