March 11 The Power of HOPE Psalm 43:5
Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.” (Psalm 43:5)
The recent events in politics, civil and social interactions have caused many professing believers to become desperate in their attitudes and actions. It seems to me that they have decided to board the train of discouragement, disappointment and depression as they descend into the depths of despair! Wow! How can we press the brake pedal and stop this descent into despair? Psalm 43:5 boldly proclaims the answer: “Hope in God!” Believers, politics, social and civil unrest are always circumstantial and will change with time, however, God does not change! Do you believe that He is powerful enough to change the circumstances? Do you believe that He can take a negative and turn it into a positive? Do you believe that His Love is powerful enough to change the hearts of those who are busy tearing down the very fabric of our lives? There is one amazing and beautiful fact, God Is Powerful Enough to Accomplish ALL! Please remember, when the darkness and despair of this life surrounds you, and you allow the influences of Satan to dominate your every thought, don’t give up, don’t give in, don’t allow the temporary to overshadow the eternal! Do you believe that God can handle our human issues and allow us to walk in the “light of His Hope,” versus the Darkness and despair of this human world? I choose HOPE! I choose GOD! Politics, Civil Unrest, Social Upheaval, Evil Actions, Twisted Ideologies, Rampant Violence and a Disregard for the Rule of Law are no match for my Jesus! So, I choose to Follow Him and refuse to be consumed by the tendency to be driven by temporal politics and I refuse to be used by Satan to thwart the Cause of Jesus Christ! What are your Priorities? As a Believer, are your words and actions in keeping with your public commitment to be “Christ-Like?” It is so easy to be caught up and swept away by the politics and insanity that prevails; however, I choose to follow Jesus and to be a witness for Him and I choose His Assurance, His Hope, His Peace and His Amazing Grace to Control and to Permeate my every Action and Thought! That is the Power of His HOPE! “My Hope is Built on nothing less than Jesus’ Love and Righteousness…” Stay Strong, Stay Focused… THE BEST IS YET TO BE!