Jacob had good reason to have hope. He had
an encounter with God while he slept on a dark lonely road. In his dream God
promised to bring him home safely. Twenty years later he was making his way
home with four wives, eleven children and servants. Hope provided motivation to
press onward in the face of many obstacles. Hope strengthens determination even
when plagued by uncertainty about the future.
Jacob
had to face to face his past sins. The only way he could proceed was to trust
in the hope God gave him two decades earlier. Perhaps his faith mirrored Psalm 25:3. "No
one whose hope is in you, O Lord, will ever be put to shame.”
Hope
is a precious jewel because it gives an essence to life that comes from the
heart of God. Psalm 62:5 affirms, "Find rest, 0 my soul, in God alone; my
hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and salvation. He is my fortress. I will not be shaken.”
Thank God for hope.
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