Hope is Dope
Hope is Dope
Hope seems to be in short supply in our culture as of late. It can easily penetrate and navigate its way into the church and Christians if we aren’t careful. If we don’t actively fight against it, it might passively slip by us.
The idea of hope being in short supply is very interesting to me because the One who gives it is never short on supply. In fact, it’s not one who gives it, but One who is it. God never runs out of hope because He never runs out of Himself. There’s no end to Him. There’s no end to His hope.
So if there’s no end to His hope, then why is it seemingly in short supply? Why do so many people seem to have so little if any? Why does it seem so hopeless? Because at the end of the day, it’s a choice. Like in my previous blog about perspective (which you should go read), you’re gonna see a lot of what you focus on. Or miss a lot of what you don’t focus on. Either way, perspective is powerful.
Hope isn’t something you handle - it’s something you wield. It’s not mythical or magical like some wizard or warlock; it is the “power of God unto salvation” like Romans 1:16 says. And that power of God is the gospel of Christ. The gospel is the good news. The good news is the hope of humanity. And the hope of humanity isn’t a what - it’s a who and His name is Jesus.
Colossians 1 verses 5 and 27 both state this fact that Jesus is our hope of glory. Jesus is our hope. And since Jesus is our hope, it’s imperative to keep our eyes on Him - on hope. It’s imperative that we hold out for hope. It’s imperative that we hold on to hope.
Why is hope so imperative? Because it’s seemingly in short supply. Maybe that’s because it’s so misunderstood. Hope isn’t an uncertainty like in today’s culture, but a certainly. Previously stated, the Bible calls Jesus Christ our hope of glory. Romans 12:12 tells us to rejoice in hope. How can we rejoice in an uncertainty? We can’t. That’s because hope is a certainty. And we can hope in a certainty.
So why hold on to hope? When we lose hope we lose out. When we lose hope fear wins. And it’s not that we lose hope - it’s that we give it up. If we’re supposed to hold onto it, it’s a choice to let our grip slip and give it up. We hold on to hope so we have something, or Someone, anchoring us when then inevitable storms of like come and rage and wage war against our peace.
Hope brings peace. Hope heals. Hope restores. Hope gives life. Hope makes tomorrow’s potential worth today’s problems. Hope helps us forge through to the future that tomorrow is and brings. Hope isn’t a drag. Hope isn’t a dream. Hope is a Dealer and His name is Jesus. All of this is made possible because Christ is our hope. As the old saying goes, “I may not know what tomorrow holds, but I know Who holds tomorrow.”
One final thought about hope. Don’t just hold on to hope - hand it out. Be insanely generous with it. Why hold onto something that’s for everyone? Why hold onto something that everyone needs - now more than ever. Don’t hoard it - hand it out. Fling it out like a card dealer in a casino.
If you’ve got enough for yourself, you’ve got enough for everyone else. If you don’t, go to the cross and get some. I’ll warn you, though, it comes with a cost. You’re gonna have to lay down your worries, anxieties, problems, burdens, focus, and everything else that is fighting for your attention. But I’ll also tell you that it’s worth the exchange.
Hope is dope. Be a dealer.
Hope seems to be in short supply in our culture as of late. It can easily penetrate and navigate its way into the church and Christians if we aren’t careful. If we don’t actively fight against it, it might passively slip by us.
The idea of hope being in short supply is very interesting to me because the One who gives it is never short on supply. In fact, it’s not one who gives it, but One who is it. God never runs out of hope because He never runs out of Himself. There’s no end to Him. There’s no end to His hope.
So if there’s no end to His hope, then why is it seemingly in short supply? Why do so many people seem to have so little if any? Why does it seem so hopeless? Because at the end of the day, it’s a choice. Like in my previous blog about perspective (which you should go read), you’re gonna see a lot of what you focus on. Or miss a lot of what you don’t focus on. Either way, perspective is powerful.
Hope isn’t something you handle - it’s something you wield. It’s not mythical or magical like some wizard or warlock; it is the “power of God unto salvation” like Romans 1:16 says. And that power of God is the gospel of Christ. The gospel is the good news. The good news is the hope of humanity. And the hope of humanity isn’t a what - it’s a who and His name is Jesus.
Colossians 1 verses 5 and 27 both state this fact that Jesus is our hope of glory. Jesus is our hope. And since Jesus is our hope, it’s imperative to keep our eyes on Him - on hope. It’s imperative that we hold out for hope. It’s imperative that we hold on to hope.
Why is hope so imperative? Because it’s seemingly in short supply. Maybe that’s because it’s so misunderstood. Hope isn’t an uncertainty like in today’s culture, but a certainly. Previously stated, the Bible calls Jesus Christ our hope of glory. Romans 12:12 tells us to rejoice in hope. How can we rejoice in an uncertainty? We can’t. That’s because hope is a certainty. And we can hope in a certainty.
So why hold on to hope? When we lose hope we lose out. When we lose hope fear wins. And it’s not that we lose hope - it’s that we give it up. If we’re supposed to hold onto it, it’s a choice to let our grip slip and give it up. We hold on to hope so we have something, or Someone, anchoring us when then inevitable storms of like come and rage and wage war against our peace.
Hope brings peace. Hope heals. Hope restores. Hope gives life. Hope makes tomorrow’s potential worth today’s problems. Hope helps us forge through to the future that tomorrow is and brings. Hope isn’t a drag. Hope isn’t a dream. Hope is a Dealer and His name is Jesus. All of this is made possible because Christ is our hope. As the old saying goes, “I may not know what tomorrow holds, but I know Who holds tomorrow.”
One final thought about hope. Don’t just hold on to hope - hand it out. Be insanely generous with it. Why hold onto something that’s for everyone? Why hold onto something that everyone needs - now more than ever. Don’t hoard it - hand it out. Fling it out like a card dealer in a casino.
If you’ve got enough for yourself, you’ve got enough for everyone else. If you don’t, go to the cross and get some. I’ll warn you, though, it comes with a cost. You’re gonna have to lay down your worries, anxieties, problems, burdens, focus, and everything else that is fighting for your attention. But I’ll also tell you that it’s worth the exchange.
Hope is dope. Be a dealer.
Recent
Archive
2024
January
February
May
August
September
Categories
no categories
No Comments