This week I watched parts of the presidential inauguration like many others across our country. The news outlets covered all aspects of this event including President Biden and other guests walking through the Capitol building and down some steps. At the bottom of the steps is a door that every new president since 1981 has walked through on inauguration day. Below is a picture I took of that door two years ago at the U.S. Capitol. Every four years people all over the world watch in anticipation for the president-elect to emerge from that door bringing forth hope for change. Their hope is in a person who will attempt to lead the United States over the next four years. This happens EVERY four years. Each time people seek a temporary hope in an earthly leader. Most understand that this hope will have to be redirected in 4 to 8 years to somebody new. They invest their hope regardless.
Dictionary.com defines hope as “a feeling of expectation and
desire for a certain thing to happen”.
What have you put your hope in this year? It may be in President Biden. It may be in the start of 2021 and putting
2020 behind you. It may be in a Covid-19
vaccine. It may be in securing
provisions to survive in the wilderness.
For me as for many others, finding hope in something we can touch or see
seems logical. We each have our own desires
and wants that we would like to see fulfilled.
We each have our own fears and challenges we would like help with
overcoming. I believe it is natural to
look around and invest our hope into something earthly to help satisfy us. But today I want to remind us all that our true
hope should lie solely on a life eternal in Heaven!
Jesus Christ paid His life on the cross so that we can live
a life of hope. Those who desire to live
eternally in Heaven should actively seek relationship with Him. We read in Revelation 3:20 that He stands at
the door knocking, waiting for us to Invite Him in. When we do, we will experience a hope that
has NO end. We do not have to renew our
hope annually. We do not need to wait
for any outcome to occur to validate the investment of our hope. We will never be let down by Him. When we enter a relationship with Jesus and allow
Him to work in our life, our heart will rejoice in a hope that only He can give! Spend some time today to identify where you
are putting your hope. My prayer for you
is that now or sometime soon you can heartfully sing out the words in the chorus
of the song “All My Hope” by David Crowder.
The chorus goes like this:
All my hope is in Jesus, Thank
God that yesterday's gone
All my sins are forgiven, I've been washed by the blood.
Everyday people, places and things are competing for your
attention. These earthly things want nothing
more than for you to hope that they bring you joy or happiness or freedom or
peace. Today I want to remind us that all
our HOPE should be focused on Jesus Christ.
Only through Him will you find true joy, happiness, freedom, and peace. Hope in Jesus does not come with strings
attached and does not need to be renewed every four years in January! Allow Him to enter your heart and your hope
of an eternal love will be fulfilled!
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