And
So, Lord,
Where
Do I Put My Hope?
My
Only Hope Is In You.
Scripture
Psalm
39
Observation
When
someone takes their own life it is usually because life has become
hopeless for them and they somehow see ending everything as the only
solution to their problems.
You and I were created to live forever.
So if I end my life here on earth that doesn't mean I cease to exist.
Our time here on earth is very short … our existence is forever!
Can a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ cut short his or her own
life? Absolutely!
Several years ago, a pastor friend of mine took his
own life. I don't know what was happening in his life that made his
life feel so hopeless. He had moved away from Tampa and was living
in a different state when he decided to make that terrible decision.
It is not the unforgivable sin. The only sin that is unforgivable is
rejecting God's Holy Spirit and His Gospel.
So where do you and I put
our hope when the situation seems hopeless? I suggest we do as King
David did in Psalm 39:7, “And
so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you.”
Psalm
33:22
Let
your unfailing love surround us, Lord,
for our hope is
in you alone.
Psalm
42:11
Why
am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in
God! I will praise him again— my Savior and my God!
Psalm
62:5
Let
all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is
in him.
Psalm
119:114
You
are my refuge and my shield; your word is my source of hope.
Romans
15:4
4 Such
things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the
Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for
God’s promises to be fulfilled.
1
Corinthians 13:7,13
Love
never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and
endures through every circumstance. … Three
things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the
greatest of these is love.
Hebrews
6:19
This hope is
a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls.
…
Hebrews
10:23
23 Let us
hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be
trusted to keep his promise.
1
Peter 1:21
Through
Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed your faith
and hope in
God because he raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory.
Application
I
will trust in God alone when my life seems to be out of control and
hopeless. How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, thank You for the hope that I have in You. I place my faith
and my hope in You because You raised Jesus Christ from the dead and
have given Him great glory. This hope is a trustworthy anchor for my
soul. You are
my refuge and my shield; your word is my source of hope.
I will wait
quietly before You my God, for my hope is
in You. (taken from the verses listed above)
Daily
Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 10,11,12; Mark 16... I added Psalm 9,
Psalm 39; Proverbs 9
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