UNWAVERING HOPE

“Let us HOLD FAST the confession of OUR HOPE without wavering, for He who promised is faithful” – Hebrews 10:23

The Believer in Christ is called to a life of UNWAVERING HOPE: “Let us HOLD FAST the confession of OUR HOPE without wavering, for He who promised is faithful” (Heb.10:23). The Divine Mandate for every Believer is to hold fast and firm in Hope. We must hang in there come what may. Hope is confident expectation in the Lord and in His intention and ability to bring to pass something good in our future. Unwavering Hope defeats despair and enables us to stand in Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. God is saying to us: “Hang on in there”!

There are times when our bodies are extremely weak, our minds deeply troubled, and our hearts so depleted that we’re merely hanging to life by a thread. When we are worn out and weary, we may not even find the words to talk to the Lord. But He loves to show up when we’re stretched thin, distressed, or discouraged, carrying the ache of an anguished heart. He specializes in showing up through His Word: “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart” (Heb.4:12). As the Word seeps in, Hope arises to empower the weak body and strengthen the sapped soul.

With the entrance of the Word, Light drives out darkness (Psa.119:130). Sometimes, simply meditating on or declaring a verse of scripture or singing a psalm or refrain of praise will lift the sagging spirit and buoy the haggard heart with Hope. Anxiety will suddenly turn into peace. Our circumstances may not immediately change, but something within us does. We may still be stretched, but we are no longer sinking. We may still be poured out, but we are no longer empty. We may still be tired, but no longer drained. As we to hold on to God’s promises, we’ll progress to see His promises upholding us. That’s the wonder of God’s Word: It sustains us and supports us. It restores us and remakes us.

No matter how rough or tough our Christian walk might be, we can persist in Hope. Jesus exemplified Unwavering Hope: “But Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we HOLD FAST the confidence and the rejoicing of the HOPE FIRM to the END” (Heb.3:6). Let’s follow in His footsteps: “Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us HOLD FAST our confession” (Heb.4:14). “…He Who promised is faithful” (v.23). Therefore, we must not forsake “the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some” (v.25a). As we abide in Him, the Lord will walk with us, giving us strength to hold fast in Hope!