True Hope

Hope, as a word, has become so used that the density and importance of its meaning has been diminished and secularized. For one, the source of hope, its root and foundation, is firmly fixed only the Lord. If hope is found in anything other than God, it is not hope, because hope is more than a longing or a desire for future providence.  Instead, hope is a posture and attitude of security in the face of insecurity and uncertainty.

The security of hope is fixed firmly in the foundation of hope, which is the Lord.  Because the Lord is not moved but is infinitely stable, our hope, which is found in Him, is equally stable and unmoved.  It is this state of hope that has become diminished by usages and understandings of hope that are less than the true definition of hope.

Any understanding of hope that does not take into account the nature of God, the true source of hope, is less than hope.  For instance, God is infinite, true, righteous, holy, omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient, and ultimately sovereign.  Because of this, hope needs to be securely defined in the holy character and divine nature of the Lord.  When it is, our hope is made true and wholly secure in the Lord.

Life is full of situations and scenarios outside of our control.  In these moments, when we feel overwhelmed by circumstance and stress, we can have hope that holds us secure and confident.  This hope, the hope of the Lord, is made sure in the reality of a sovereign Lord who cares for and watches over His children.  Let us then hope in the true hope that is found only in the holy God!