Hope: God has ropes

The word, "hope" would mean more than a million dollars to a man on death row in a prison cell. But I begin today's post with a joyful, poetic irony in the book of lamentations. No, we must not lament in crisis.

The name of the book does not describe the message today, which is "Hope! Hope! Hope in hopelessness". Consider the scriptural poem below as a love note from a distant land.

“it is of the Lord's mercies, you are not consumed, because his compassion fail not. They are new every morning great is thy faithfulness. The Lord is your portion...... Therefore will you hope in Him. For the Lord will not cast off forever. You must wait for his salvation...

(Lamentations 3:22-26)

Nothing above suggest fear, but Hope Hope And Hope. So in this New Year as you travel through this journey of life, keep hope alive, no matter how dark the tunnel looks.

Weeping may endure for a season but joy cometh in the morning. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy (Psalms 126:5). Hear Desmond tutu again: "hope I being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness".

Yes! Season of darkness come to us all! In the middle of it, the future looks blank and bleak. The temptation to quit is huge. But please don't! You are in good company with God even if all hopeless and impossible! But with God, nothing is impossible! He has more ropes and ladders and tunnels out of pits than you can imagine.

Ask Joseph on what took him from the pit! Ask Daniel on who took him from the lion’s hopeless den! Wait! Pray without ceasing! Keep hope alive! Cross over the rivers of Babylon and stop weeping there like in psalm 126! Forget the pain, delays or losses of the past! It is not over, till it is over! Hold on because life is a self-fulfilling prophecy of a greater tomorrow! I see your decoration as you determine to never quit trusting God!

Wait and I say again, Hope! Hope! Wait on the Lord!