Hope and change you can believe in! These words were key to the political campaign of our current president in 2008 and the slogan helped sweep him into office. People all around us are looking for hope in a myriad of areas in their life. This of course begs the question, "What exactly is hope and where can one actually find it?"
Hope is simply the expectation of good. Each of us would prefer to look to our future with optimistic expectations. How can we do so? There is only one place any of us can possibly find guaranteed hope for our future...Jesus Christ. Apart from Christ there is no security, no guarantees or no solid expectations. People look to politicians, friends, family, money, and any number of other places for hope because everyone desperately wants to believe good things are in their future. But, there will never be a place to find real, lasting, certain hope outside of Jesus Christ and His promise of new life through Him. The president's election team was brilliant to tap into this universal desire when packaging their man for the presidential contest of 2008. Unfortunately for President Obama, no human being can ever guarantee real, lasting hope for the future; only Jesus Christ can do that!
Where are you looking for hope? Are you looking for your hope in Christ or in circumstances, people and things?
James
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