Rejoicing in Hope (Phillips)

One of the more difficult things about our world is that it can flat out make you sad. How many times have you thought to yourself “I have to stop watching the news on TV...it’s just depressing!” And yet, as a Christian living in what can be a “depressing” world, we are called to “rejoice”...but we’re called to a specific reason to rejoice, namely, the hope we have in our Lord Jesus Christ. Our hope is not sketchy but sure and certain. Our hope isn’t a “might be” but is a “done deal”. So today we’re reminded that rejoicing in the hope is God’s will in our lives and is one piece in the beautiful tapestry of the Christian life!