Our Blessed Hope
And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. —Philippians 4:19
Paul knew what it meant to be abased, and to abound, to be full, and to hunger. Yet, in everything, his faith echoed the thought: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13). Can you say the same thing? What’s your life really saying about Jesus? Are you truly at peace with God? Do you think your problems are too great for Him to solve? Do you think your mess is too big for Him to clean up? Are you willing to go wherever He wants to lead you? Do you really believe in Him?
People tend to worry about their future, being fearful of what might happen if they step out in faith and give God full control of their lives. It’s as though they feel they might miss out on something good by following Him. But what is there to miss out on when God wants to do nothing but good things for His children? You’re not being asked to place your trust in some whimsical human-being who could care less about you. You are being asked to trust someone who loves you more than anyone else, so much that He died for you. I’m talking about Jesus. “He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him” (John 1:10–11). Indeed, “God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). What a wonderful testimony! And Paul wasn’t ashamed of it. In fact, he was willing to go to prison for preaching it.
But even though he was in chains, he was a free man, because he was in Christ. As a result, he choose to praise God rather than complain about Him. In other words, he didn’t let the woes of his circumstances shipwreck his faith, but chose to look for the Blessed Hope, who would supply all his needs, that is, Jesus Christ. Of course, you can choose to do the same, for Jesus loves you too! It makes no difference who you are or where you are at, Jesus is willing and able to reach into your heart, and make wonderful things happen in your life. Listen to His: “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also” (John 14:1–3).
The only thing the world has to offer is a dead end, but Jesus offers you eternal life. His love is the solution to all our problems! And like Paul, “I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:38–39). Can you say Amen to that? I hope so!
Jesus wants to usher you into a more encouraging experience with God. He wants you to be happy. Will you let Him have full control of your life? If you want what He wants for you then you must surrender everything to Him. Remember, when you are walking with Jesus, you have nothing to worry about, “because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4); and “God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” You only need to exercise complete trust in Him to see that this is true!
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