Never Give Up Hope
Saturday, May 1st, 2010Without question the greatest threat to myself and I believe the church at large in the world is the threat of losing heart in trying times and thereby losing faith in God’s plans and purposes.
When fatal hardships pound down upon us, it is easy to think God has forgotten us or worse that He doesn’t exist. I’m fairly sure we’ve all struggled with doubt at one time or another. When constant and often countless circumstances seem to speak a hallow mantra through our minds,
“God where are you, how come you allowed this to happen?”
That’s why it’s so important to be reminded of Jesus own words,
“In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
Friends, “The Kingdom has come, the Kingdom is coming!”
So what do we do in the meantime? Well according to Jesus we seek justice from our Father in heaven continuously.
And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. Luke 18:7, 8
We accomplish this by remembering to not fall victim to one of the two positions I outlined last Sunday. False triumph-ilism or living with defeatism. The former seeks to pretend all is well and to deny the reality of the “whole not yet” part of our faith. The former falls into resolute and abject resignation that little if anything good can come from this life until Jesus returns. But remember Jesus didn’t validate either of these positions. He tells us yes you will suffer in this world, but not as one without hope, and as we pray God still does miracles, we can see daily the evidence of the Kingdom come.
But we chose to remain hopeful, because we know the best is yet to come, and all the ill’s of this world will one day be finished and Christ shall put all His enemies under his feet including death itself.
However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” Luke 18:8
Yes He will. Why? Because until then we ask, we seek, we knock, and most of all we never lose faith in the great promises of God no matter what befalls us in this life.
He told me to tell you.
Lover never fails,
dan
