Hope!

Even youths grow tired and weary,

and young men stumble and fall;

but those who hope in the LORD

will renew their strength.

They will soar on wings like eagles;

they will run and not grow weary,

they will walk and not be faint.

Isaiah 40:30-31

When a man or woman is depressed the primary identifiable characteristic is hopelessness. Things that had great meaning in life have no significance at all when hope leaves. When there is no hope nothing else matters. A young man in pursuit of the affections of a young woman can go on for days, even years with only one glimmer of hope that someday she will receive and return his love.

In total darkness one match can reveal the way and in a time of total despair one bit of hope makes all the difference.

When you hope in other men, no matter how noble they may be you are always disappointed in the end. When you hope in God you will never be disappointed! When you put your hope in God your strength will be renewed, you will soar like an eagle, and you will run and not grow weary and walk and not faint.

In the New Testament hope is in a list with faith and love in 1 Corinthians 13. Love is greater, but the Bible does not say that hope is of lesser value than faith.

If you want to be strong and not faint, soar like and eagle, run and not grow weary and walk and not faint then look for hope.

When a man buys a lottery ticket his chances of winning are extremely small, but every purchase of a lottery ticket gives the man a tiny bit of hope. Even when resources are very limited millions of people every day spend money for the hope that they might become rich!

The hope you can have today in Jesus Christ will cost you everything you have, but you are not buying a chance that you may be a winner! Everyone who hopes in Jesus Christ becomes rich! Every ticket of hope you buy from Jesus is a big winner! Get yours today!