Set hope anew
I’ve been doing this weekly Bible
study blog for nearly 9 years with an emphasis on Hope found in God’s Word.
He is our source of lasting permanent hope. When one spends time
with a goal of sharing God’s Word you have reasons for it. I’ve been a
person who at times struggled and looked for hope in certain situations.
The verses I want to share with you deal with something I as a security
guard have to do. I’m a parent to a dog only so I have no kids to pass
information on to. Security guards though have a thing we follow at the
end of our shifts called a Pass Down. You let the next shift verbally
know what took place and what to expect. The title of this blog is Set
Hope Anew because it’s in the passage I will be sharing. In case you lost
hope it’s being shared once more with an explanation of why we pass down the
things we do.
Like Rich Mullins said
“Saints and children, we have
gathered here to hear the sacred story”
Psalm 78:1-8 tells us why we share or
pass down God’s Word to others.
“O my people, listen to my
instructions. Open your ears to what I am saying, for I will speak to you
in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past— stories we
have heard and known, stories our ancestors handed down to us. We will
not hide these truths from our children. We will tell the next generation
about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about his powers and mighty wonders.
For he has issued his laws to Jacob; he gave his instructions to Israel.
He commanded our ancestors to teach them to their children, so the next
generation might know them— even the children not yet born—and they in turn
will teach their own children. So each generation should set its Hope
anew on God, not forgetting his glorious miracles and obeying his commands. They
will not be like their ancestors— stubborn, rebellious and unfaithful refusing
to give their hearts to God.”
As a Bible study blog writer I try to
share hope and something very important and that is God’s Word.
In 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 Paul said it
best.
“I passed on to you what was most
important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our
sins, just as the Scriptures said. He was buried, and he was raised from
the dead on the third day just as the scriptures said.”
Most important! That’s the goal
of what I want to share with others. I’m a person who could converse with
you for hours about comic books, video games, pro wrestling and more but
sharing the difference God can make in your life well that is what’s most important.
So I want to show you something else
that is most important. If you are not a believer in Christ Jesus you are
still an enemy of God. But I want to show you how Jesus changes that
status. God gives us a chance to seek him because of love.
Romans 5:6-8
“When we were utterly helpless,
Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now most
people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might
perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God
showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were
still sinners.”
God loved you and me his enemies so
much he sent his only son to be the sacrifice for our sins to make us right
with God.
You want hope and what is most
important set your hope anew on God!
“Let Hope rise and darkness tremble
in your holy light
And every eye will see Jesus our God
Great and mighty to be praised.”
If I had to die for someone byPetra
Here in America by Rich Mullins
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