“The Source of Hope”

 “The Source of Hope”

 

“I pray that God, the Source of Hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in Him.  Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.”    Romans 15:13

 

There is an old Gospel song that was written by Mrs. Ruth Caye Jones, in 1943, she was a Pastor’s wife in Pennsylvania.  And the song goes like this; “In times like these you NEED a SAVIOR, in times like these you NEED an ANCHOR; be VERY SURE, be VERY SURE, your ANCHOR HOLDS and GRIPS the SOLID ROCK! 

Ms. Ruth, just so happened to be reading in her BIBLE, 2 Tim. 3:1, “In the LAST DAYS, PERILOUS TIMES shall come.”  And it just so happened to be at the time of World War 2. Times were very HARD and DISCOURAGING, and that is why this GOSPEL SONG was written by Ms. Ruth Caye Jones. 

The Chorus: “This ROCK is JESUS, Yes He’s the One, This ROCK is JESUS the ONLY ONE; Be VERY SURE, be VERY SURE, YOUR anchor HOLDS and GRIPS the SOLID ROCK!”

My friend, we are DEFINITELY living in the LAST DAYS.  And in TIMES like these WE NEED a SAVIOR, and an ANCHOR, and JESUS is the ONLY ONE, who can take us THROUGH THESE PERILOUS TIMES.  Now, even though we are living in some pretty ROUGH TIMES, we STILL can have HOPE!!

The Apostle Paul KNEW that it was possible for the Roman BELIEVERS to have this HOPE.  So, as an ENCOURAGING WORD:  Paul told them that he would PRAY that GOD, who is the SOURCE of HOPE would fill them COMPLETELY with JOY and PEACE, because of their TRUST in GOD.  Then they would be ABLE to have CONFIDENT HOPE through the POWER of the HOLY SPIRIT, even in TIMES LIKE THESE!!

Do you KNOW this SOURCE of HOPE?  Do you have a PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP with Him?  Well, if you DON’T KNOW HIM, nor have a PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP with Him, then like the song says; YOU NEED a SAVIOR, and that SAVIOR is JESUS CHRIST, GOD’S ONLY SON, who is the ONLY WAY to the SOURCE of HOPE. You MUST COME THROUGH JESUS and be CLEANSED by HIS BLOOD.  In order to have that RELATIONSHIP with GOD, you MUST FIRST ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, the LORD JESUS.  You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS DIED for YOU and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ASK HIM for His FORGIVENESS.  You MJST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, then you MUST ACCEPT GOD’S GIFT of SALVATION, and TRUST GOD and be able to be FILLED with JOY, PEACE and CONFIDENT HOPE IN TIMES LIKE THESE.  Do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!