A seed of hope is the beginning of every good thing in our lives. Hope gives birth to the overcoming life. It always believes for the best, even in the face of the worst circumstances. For believers in Christ, hope is much more than a wish, yearning or a positive outlook, it is based on the promises of God found in His Word. They are promises to move on your behalf.
We can have hope in life no matter what surrounds us, because we serve a mighty God who cares, knows us by name (Isaiah 45:3), understands the desires of our heart (1 Chronicles 28:9), and who knew us before we were even formed in out mother’s womb (Jeremiah 1:5).
Recently, we all watched the miracle of Flight #1549. Instead of ending in a disastrous crash, it gracefully landed in the Hudson River in New York City.
The outcome was nothing short of a miracle. In fact, it is being referred to as “the miracle on the Hudson” because all 152 passengers and all the crew survived.
I thought about the passengers and what must have been racing through their minds in those final minutes before the impact. Amid the cries and prayers, I’m confident there was one thing they all desperately held on to — Hope.
