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DEVOTIONAL
Hope is based on the goodness of God. His grace is evident both historically and personally. Saving grace means that Jesus died for our sins and rose from the grave. It is by grace, through faith in our Lord, that we are forgiven and have peace with God for eternity.
Sustaining grace means that God will give us everything we need to be faithful. He gives us what we need for life and godliness, one day at a time. Each day has enough trouble, but His power is made perfect in our weaknesses.
Strengthening grace means that God is committed to make us more like Jesus. The hope of God fuels us to press on to the goal and grow in our character, relationships, and service.
Jesus came to give us an abundant hope.
Grace and hope are like parallel train tracks that always travel side by side. They cannot be separated but highlight each other as an incredible duo that glorifies God. In the book of Genesis, the devil approached Adam and Eve to tempt them.
His scheme was to undermine the goodness of God. If we think that we cannot trust God and His ways are not good, then we will try to move God out of the way and lead by ourselves. When you push your Creator away, you will try to find a substitute in creation.
This is called idolatry. The truth is nothing created can take the place of our good God. The pathway to hopelessness includes pride, lies, transgression, guilt and shame. The good news is that the hope of God leads us to His grace, which begets more of His hope.