My heart is heavy today as I witness yet another family devastated from the loss of their precious child who had just reached adulthood, only to have his life taken away without the chance for them to say goodbye. There are truly no words to comfort them, no words to console them, nothing we can do to make their pain lighter; so we can only be there for them, with loving hugs and prayers that God wraps them securely in His loving arms and brings them peace through these horrible times in their lives. That's all we can do in their time of need.
God sees each tear and knows the pain and heartbreak they bear from watching His own Son Jesus, lay down His life upon that old rugged cross for you and me to be pardoned from all our sins; past, present, and future. He was innocent of all sin; yet he willingly laid down his life so we could find Hope through His works. We all have a specific time here on this earth and unless the Rapture occurs first we will all face death as well. But we have Hope in Christ Jesus if we have accepted His plan of Salvation. We are far past time to be sharing the Hope that is within us, but we must start some where, some time; as our eyes are enlightened daily to those dying around us!
Paul's hope for Jesus' followers in Ephesus was "that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places(Ephesians 1:17-20).
And in Romans 10:14 he teaches "How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?"
We are saved through grace in Christ Jesus because someone shared Hope with us, so why are we not sharing the same Hope with others today? Prior to Jesus' ascension back into Heaven, He told His followers in Matthew 28:19-20, "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; Teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world," and this commission still applies to every follower of Christ Jesus today! So let's begin sharing Hope today to the lost and hurting in the world today!
You can start in your own family, your own community. Spreading the Word doesn't mean you have to be a missionary overseas to spread Hope; you just need to share with those you meet along your way! We are told in 1 Peter 3:15 to "be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you for the reason of the Hope that is in you with meekness and and courtesy." Having someone ask you of the hope within you opens the door for you to share Jesus with them in a manner that makes them desire the same Hope; and once you've led that soul to Christ Jesus they will begin to share with others as well and then you have a ripple effect that trickles down to another soul, and then another for His kingdom sake; Simple as that! Hope Can Be Contagious! You just have to start sharing!
Life is too short to take the next moment for granted. So while you have your loved ones near, share Hope with them! Love on them! Let them know how dear they are to your heart! And above all, Share Christ Jesus with them in Word and by Example! How we treat others is the best Hope we can share! Jesus said in John 13:35, By this shall they know you are my disciples, By the Love you have one toward another! As you go through your day, think about sharing Hope!
Have a wonderfully blessed day, dear friends. God loves you and so do I~~~
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