September 9 – Hope is not a Fool’s Paradise
Proverbs 13:12: Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
It is God’s desire that our hopes are not deferred, but He does fulfill our longings abundantly, like a tree of life overflowing with goodness. Only Hope takes us on, discouragement is the absence of hope…so we need Hope and Strength every single day like morning dew, starting early morning!
Hope is not a fool’s paradise when our hope is not placed in things and situations, but really in the Living God, who has the power to change situations and perform miracles. I Corinthians 2:9 “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” Seek God and you will find Him, and He will do great and wonderful things for the seeker. Jeremiah 33:3 ” Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”
Hope rises in humans from the dusk to the dawn, that keeps us going on, that gives us purpose to believe and live. Hope is that glimmering star in the darkest night that radiates with promise, an anchor in a stormy windy night, when the boat is about to sink, water in a dry desert and Hope is an open swinging door to a whole new beautiful road ahead.
When Hope is shut out, the candle of Life grows dim and shuts off, and one descends to a dark dungeon living in gloom with no light, no glimmer, left to die alone with no ray of Hope.
In sickness and health, deathbed and a new lease of life, through trials and times of rejoicing, hope is that shining dancing ray of light that pierces the soul with a warm mellow golden glow. Hope within us opens the door of faith, and the door of faith makes the impossible possible.
Hope is when we pray for loved ones believing that we will see them in Heaven one day, and when Heaven’s gates swing open, we will be amazed and delighted to see the most unexpected people in Heaven. Heaven has many surprises for all of us and we are no one’s judge. Hope that the worst criminal can change gives loved one’s a golden glow within. Hope to escape from impending death gives the impetus to live with courage and a purity for a new lease of life.
When we are in a trial, and hope rises within us finally, God will not defer our hopes but open a new door.
Rita
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