HOPE is the first topic to begin our spiritual journey.
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am." John 14:1-3
As Christians we have a great reason to hope! John 1:1 proclaims that, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:14 goes on to say, "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." The Word is Jesus, the living God! We know that everything the Scripture tells us is true because it is not only from God, it is God, the Word.
When the prophet Isaiah foretold the birth of Christ, a new hope was born into the world; a hope that lives in us today. And after Jesus came in the flesh, He promised to return and take us to be with Him, giving us eternal hope that surpasses the condition of our life on earth.
Take a moment and think about the things you want and the things for which you hope. Many of them may be of temporary value, but some will have deep eternal longings as well. Now think about the things you hope for this week, this Christmas season, the new year to come, your lifetime on earth and the next life in heaven. Now ponder in your heart what it will be like to see Jesus face-to-face in all His glory and splendor, and imagine what it will be like to go where He is.
Heavenly Father, I thank You for the blessings of Your Word and Your Son in my life. I thank You for the hope of my heavenly home where I can dwell together with You forever. In Christ's name I pray. Amen
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