The Object of Our Hope

Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose hope is the Lord. —Jeremiah 17:7, NKJV

Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. —Lamentations 3:21–22

For you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth.—Psalm 71:5

If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.—1 Corinthians 15:19

We wait for the blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.—Titus 2:13–14

Each of these verses speaks of hope, but always in terms of confidence, assurance, trust, and hope in God. Christian hope has an object of its focus, and that is God.

To hope in God is the best choice for happiness and blessing.

To hope in God is to rely on him when all else fails because you know his mercies and compassion are fresh toward you every day.

To hope in God means assurance that one day all sorrow and sadness will disappear, and you will have a home in heaven.

To hope in God is to have salvation.

And finally, to hope in God is to have the confidence that one day when Christ returns, he will close the curtain on sin, Satan, and suffering, and he will make all things right.

The basis for your hope is not your heart’s desires, as well intended as they might be. You might “hope” for a stronger marriage, a better job, or a body with fewer aches and pains, but the Bible’s references to hope go beyond wishful thinking. Wishful thinking is not biblical hope. Romans 15:13 tells us that true hope resides in Jesus Christ, and all hope rests in his plans and purposes: “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

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