Where There's Life, There's Hope

Where there's life, there's hope." So goes the old saying. One can never predict how we will respond in a crisis, and there's no certainty how God may step in to change the course of events. So, given these two facts, we plow on in hope, defeating despair with our faith.

The Lord is my shepherd; I have everything I need... Even when I walk through the dark valley of death, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me. Psalm23: 1, 4

I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me, freeing me from all my fears... The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those who are crushed in spirit  Psalm 34:4, 17-18

When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer. Psalm 94:19

Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about what happens to you. 1 Peter 5:7

When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you .Isaiah 43

The Lord is the triumphant God of seemingly lost causes and hopeless situations. Take a few minutes to list your worries, doubts, fears, and troubles. Ask God to comfort you in each of these areas.

Control Our Destiny

If you had a dollar for every wrong prediction about the end of the world and laid them end to end - well, let's just say you'd have a lot of dollars. A yearning to know the future spawns psychic hotlines and futurist seminars in the hope that we can control our destiny.

Yet it takes but one natural disaster to remind us we are often at the mercy of unforeseen events. One accident can change forever the course we have set for ourselves. The future arrives daily, ready or not.

You may wonder, "How will we know whether the prophecy is from the Lord or not?" If the prophet predicts something in the Lord's name and it does not happen, the Lord did not give the message. That prophet has spoken on his own and need not be feared. Deuteronomy 18:21-22

Do not forget the things I have done throughout history. For I am God- I alone! I am God, and there is no one else like me. Only I can tell you what is going to happen even before it happens. Everything I plan will come to pass, for I do whatever I wish. Isaiah 46:9-10

But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and everything in them will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be exposed to judgment. 2 Peter 3:10

The King will say to those on the right, "Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world."Matthew 25:34

If you want to know the future, check with the Author. He's written the road map in the Bible. One thing we know for certain about the future -- we'll spend it somewhere.

Sanjeev Kumar Sharma