Hope

From the moment I wake up to the time I sleep, I am watching my Lord Jesus Christ in action in and around my life.

I asked, "Lord, what do You have in store for me today?"  He answered through the Bible, "This is the day I have made, rejoice in it."  Again I am reminded by His Word that His grace is fresh every morning and that His grace is sufficient for me.

In other words, He will shower me with good things that I do not deserve; those things that I would otherwise have to earn for myself based on my own merits.

I perceive that as being like someone who say or do something so fantastically good to make me hilariously happy. It could be seemingly minor things like a free bus ride or being late for some appointments or even not getting what I want.

I do not really know what is good FOR me. But I do know Who is good TO me.

So I live each day with a confident expectation of good things happening just for me. My Lord Jesus Christ tells me through the Bible that this is called HOPE.

And such a hope does not disappoint for the love of God for me has been poured out in my heart by the blessed Holy Spirit.

Hence, I follow the promptings of the blessed Holy Spirit.  His promptings always bring joy and peace. It is like a tour guide waving a small flag with the emblem of the tour group; peace on the one side, joy on the other.  It reminds me that I am like a tourist passing through this temporal world. I am a sojourner; a stranger to this land.

I am on a tour of this world but I do not belong to this world.

I belong to my Lord, Jesus the Christ.