Rev. Dr. Nelda Barrett Murraine, First United Methodist Church Kennedale
“HOPE”
“And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.? Romans 5: 5. {{more: Read more …}}
Disappointment sometimes comes into our lives. Oftentimes it is accompanied by loneliness. So we pray “Lord, I?m trying, but I just can?t take this anymore. I need to know You are here. We begin to cry, and as usual we stuff every last tear down into the secret places of my heart.
When we pray to God and let Him know our need, hope will show up in the sweetest way in the aisle of my local grocery store, at the gas station, at the doctor’s office, at church, the senior center, school, in the hospital or even in your own home, because hope is not a wish or a sprinkle of fairy dust. Hope is a person who loves me and you and all the particulars of our everyday, weary lives. He is the One who supplies every one of our needs according to HIs riches in glory.
We may find ourselves disappointed with life, a lack of friends and fussy children, rebellious teenagers, illness, financial worries, fear, doubt, relationship issues, because ? let?s face it ? life is hard. But as our key verse reminds us, true hope does not disappoint because God has poured out His love within our hearts through the Person of the Holy Spirit. This is His hope-filled promise to us, and He never disappoints.
Lord, thank You for being our true source of hope. I pray You will add to our hope, joy and peace, as we believe in You and Your powerful promise today. In Jesus? Name, Amen.
Romans 15:13, ?Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.?
“I don’t know how, but I know WHO!”
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