“Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of their power comes to nothing.”
I had lunch with a good friend the other day. We talked about a number of things, as we always do. Historically, when we’ve met for lunch or spent time together, we usually talk a little politics, but that is seldom the focal point of our conversations. When we met the other day, it never came up. Normally, that wouldn’t seem like such a big deal, except that it seems everywhere you turn right now, everyone is consumed with what has recently happened in government and politics. Thankfully, we talked about ministry and other things of an eternal nature. We also discussed family and matters of a personal nature. I believe politics and government can affect our everyday lives, but unlike when I was younger, I don’t put any hope in either of them or in the men and women involved. As an old hymn says, “My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.” Solomon tells us that hope placed in people dies when they die, and Scripture tells us that it is appointed for all of us to die physically. It’s been said that if you don’t like how an election turned out, hold your breath, count to 24 months, and it will probably all change. Whether it does or not, we serve and live under the sovereign design of a never-changing, eternal God. Today, place all of your hope in Christ alone. #BeTheEdge
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,” 1 Peter 1:3 NIV
