Hope

OK it has been awhile since I have posted. Life has been extremely busy with seminary, Kelly going back to school to get her nursing degree, and the business of ministry. This past Sunday was also the first Sunday of Advent. Churches all around taught about hope, and the coming hope of the birth of Christ. I think that this is a very fitting topic for our day. It seems like everything is falling apart around us. A short list of the bad stuff is:

The DOW is plummeting
Everybody is looking for a handout from the Government
Jobs that were lost last month were a lot more than expected
Obama is already going back on campaign promises
People cannot afford Christmas
Local governments are in budget crunches

Man, we can get really depressed think about such things. The real kicker of all this is that it is not just the United States suffering from this. This is a world wide event. I hear of people looking toward the government and the stick market for their hope. Is that were we should place it? So I ask you, where is your hope? People who have peace, real peace find their hope in Christ. Lately I have been watching a lot of Fox News and even they do not paint a pretty picture. There is despair in our world. It says in Matthew 6 that we should seek first God’s righteousness and then He will take care of us. We need to seek to be right with the Lord and He will hold us in the palm of His hands.

I do not know about you, but take comfort in this. I will say that I am human and I have had times of uncertainty and also times when I have put too much trust in the wrong places. But, something draws my attention back to Christ and the important things in life. So, I write this from a place of peace knowing that I have a purpose and a place to focus my trust. Do you have peace?