Hope Has a Name
Read: Hebrews chapter 6
There are seasons in life when hope feels easy--things are going well, prayers are being answered, the future looks clear, and trusting God comes naturally. Then there are other seasons. You’re waiting. You’re praying. You’re wondering what God is doing, and honestly, you may not have much evidence in front of you that things are going to change...
that’s where Hebrews 6 speaks so powerfully to us.
The writer says that we have, “this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure,” (Hebrews 6:19). I love that picture because an anchor isn’t needed when everything is calm. You need an anchor when the wind is blowing and the waters are moving. The question is, what is your hope anchored to?
We can put our hope in a lot of things. We hope circumstances will change. We hope people will change. We hope our plans will work out. We hope tomorrow will be easier than today. Sometimes we even put our hope in our ability to figure everything out. The problem is that all of those things can change. God’s character doesn’t. Hebrews reminds us that God keeps His promises because He is faithful. Our hope doesn’t begin with how tightly we can hold onto God. It begins with how tightly God holds onto His promises.
That changes the way we walk through uncertainty. I may not know what God is doing, but I know who God is. I may not know how this situation will turn out, but I know that God is faithful. I may not be able to see what is ahead, but Jesus has already gone ahead of me. Hebrews calls Him our “forerunner.” He has gone where we are going and made a way for us to follow Him. That’s why Christian hope is different. Hope isn’t pretending everything is fine. Hope is remembering.
When life gets difficult, we remember what God has already done. We remember His faithfulness. We remember the prayers He has answered, the doors He has opened, the times He carried us when we didn’t think we could keep going. We remember the cross. We remember the empty tomb. The God who has been faithful has not run out of faithfulness.
Maybe you’re in a season right now where you don’t know what God is doing. That’s okay. You don’t have to have all the answers to have hope. Instead, look back and remember. Hold onto what you know about God when you can’t see what He is doing. Hebrews tells us to “hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful” (Hebrews 10:23).
Your hope is not anchored in a better circumstance. Your hope is anchored in a faithful God. And ultimately, your hope is anchored in a person. Jesus.
So whatever you’re facing today, hold on. Keep trusting. Keep following. Keep remembering. You may not know what tomorrow holds, but you know who holds tomorrow.
Hope has a name: Jesus.
There are seasons in life when hope feels easy--things are going well, prayers are being answered, the future looks clear, and trusting God comes naturally. Then there are other seasons. You’re waiting. You’re praying. You’re wondering what God is doing, and honestly, you may not have much evidence in front of you that things are going to change...
that’s where Hebrews 6 speaks so powerfully to us.
The writer says that we have, “this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure,” (Hebrews 6:19). I love that picture because an anchor isn’t needed when everything is calm. You need an anchor when the wind is blowing and the waters are moving. The question is, what is your hope anchored to?
We can put our hope in a lot of things. We hope circumstances will change. We hope people will change. We hope our plans will work out. We hope tomorrow will be easier than today. Sometimes we even put our hope in our ability to figure everything out. The problem is that all of those things can change. God’s character doesn’t. Hebrews reminds us that God keeps His promises because He is faithful. Our hope doesn’t begin with how tightly we can hold onto God. It begins with how tightly God holds onto His promises.
That changes the way we walk through uncertainty. I may not know what God is doing, but I know who God is. I may not know how this situation will turn out, but I know that God is faithful. I may not be able to see what is ahead, but Jesus has already gone ahead of me. Hebrews calls Him our “forerunner.” He has gone where we are going and made a way for us to follow Him. That’s why Christian hope is different. Hope isn’t pretending everything is fine. Hope is remembering.
When life gets difficult, we remember what God has already done. We remember His faithfulness. We remember the prayers He has answered, the doors He has opened, the times He carried us when we didn’t think we could keep going. We remember the cross. We remember the empty tomb. The God who has been faithful has not run out of faithfulness.
Maybe you’re in a season right now where you don’t know what God is doing. That’s okay. You don’t have to have all the answers to have hope. Instead, look back and remember. Hold onto what you know about God when you can’t see what He is doing. Hebrews tells us to “hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful” (Hebrews 10:23).
Your hope is not anchored in a better circumstance. Your hope is anchored in a faithful God. And ultimately, your hope is anchored in a person. Jesus.
So whatever you’re facing today, hold on. Keep trusting. Keep following. Keep remembering. You may not know what tomorrow holds, but you know who holds tomorrow.
Hope has a name: Jesus.
Take a few moments to reflect:
Where is my hope anchored right now?
Where is my hope anchored right now?
What circumstance am I tempted to let determine my hope?
What is one thing God has done that I need to remember?
What would trusting God's faithfulness look like this week?
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