9 October 2012
Romans
5:2-5 Through him we have obtained access
to this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in our hope of sharing the
glory of God. More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that
suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character
produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been
poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us.
Governments come and
governments go, there is no constant in this world and everything is subject to
change and erosion, nothing remains the same. The only constant that we have is
Jesus, He is unchanging, the same today as He was yesterday and He will be the
same tomorrow. When we see the world around us, the labour strike, the
violence, the religious and race hatred, we need to know that this is but
temporary and that each will reap that which they sow.
The reality of our constant
in Jesus Christ lifts us up out of the negativity and oppressive society, for
our hope is not in what a trade union negotiates or what politicians earn
through greed and corruption, our hope is in Jesus Christ. In the same way we
find that even the church is tainted by the world and its sin, and we find that
the church itself cannot give us hope, only Jesus Christ can.
Be encouraged to keep your
eyes on Jesus, He is our hope.
David
Point to ponder: Jesus is our only
constant hope.
Question to
consider: What is your hope?
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