Pastor Luc Portelance, High Prairie Victory Life Church

Romans 8:24-25 – For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.

In this time of advanced technology the news stories of the world reach us within minutes. The majority of what we hear is negative in nature, causing us to get a very bleak picture of life here on this planet.

Out of all the feelings that we have in this life, hopelessness has got to be one of the worst. It causes us to lose our motivation for even the simplest things in life, like eating or taking care of ourselves. Hopelessness can feel like a black cloud has enveloped you and there is no end in sight. Life becomes harder than usual, and as much as others may try to help us, their words fall on deaf ears.

If we feel hopeless we have to ask ourselves what have we been trusting in? What have we been listening to? It’s time for some good news.

The one place that we can find help in our times of hopelessness is in the Word of God. Without Him in our lives, all there is is hopelessness. God is hope, that’s what He offers and that’s who He is.

God is good, even in hard times. In our hopelessness we can know that the God of hope has sent His Son, Jesus, the hope of the world, to meet us, and help us work in our situation to meet our needs in amazing ways.

Maybe not the way we might think or expect, but in ways that are best.

Next week: Pastor Brian Gilroy, Church of the Nazarene.