Faithful
Hebrews 10:23 says, “ Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful” … and i haveta wonder, who, or what, do we place our hopes in ? Common hopes are often placed in people…other human beings that are flawed, unreliable and sometimes, incapable of meeting our demands. For example: “ I hope he asks her to the prom” … “I hope they’re not late, as usual “ … “I hope they don’t quit” … or “I hope she didn’t bring that same ol’ nasty casserole.” We’ll often put our hopes in material possessions. For example: “I hope that radiator’ll hold out till we get across Texas and back” … “ I hope the rain’ll hold off till we get this last game played” … or, “I hope that cable doesn’t break while we’re ziplining over that gorge.” Us humans tend to put alotta faith, trust and hope in almost everything, when there ain’t but One that we can fully trust or count on … God, Himself. As I’m sure you’ll agree, many of our hopes get crushed, promises get broken and we fail miserably at following through with those “good intentions”. It’s just that we, as humans, are limited and imperfect . We ain’t GOD, so we ain’t gon’ possess GOD’s powers, His capabilities or His sovereignty. Sure…we can receive His Spirit once we’ve surrendered by faith in Jesus Christ, but we’re still limited because of our humanity. GOD is SPIRIT…He has no limitations…He has no faults…His promises are “yes” and “amen” ( 2 Corinthians 1:20 ) and He cannot lie ( Hebrews 6:18 ). All things were created by God and for God ( Colossians 1:16 ), therefore, He owns it / us all and can do as He pleases. If we’d only REMEMBER this simple fact, we could be further along in our spiritual walk with Him ! Reading the Bible from front to back ain’t gon’ make you perfect or place you on a higher pedestal in heaven. Being able to recite Scripture verbatim at the drop-of-a-hat won’t secure you a seat at the front of the bus goin to Glory…but it WILL make you wiser and give you greater knowledge concerning God’s commands and qualities. It’s when we get tired of the same ol same ol, and with a humble heart, surrender to Jesus, confessing Him as Lord, and repenting of the sins that have kept us at arms-length from GOD, that we FINALLY can receive what GOD’s been holdin for us … Faith, Grace, Forgiveness, Peace, Hope, Release, Blessings and Favor !! Puttin our hope in any other thing or person is gonna disappoint us. But placing our faith, trust and hopes in GOD ALMIGHTY will never disappoint !! So…if the “hope we profess” ain’t in Jesus Christ, we’re just wastin time … “for He who promised is faithful”! Insteada sayin,” I hope you have a great day”, why not say,” I pray you have a blessed day !” It’ll come nearer comin true !