A Spectacle Of Glory #296

Read: Jeremiah 17:7

Any number of circumstances can unleash a flash flood of disappointment in our hearts. For the most part, we’re able to muster emotional strength to stem the tide. But when one bad thing piles on top of the next, discouragement begins to overwhelm us. We wake up one morning to realize we’ve lost every bright prospect for a better day.

When our hopes are tied to our circumstances, in the way “life works out,” we’re bound to be disappointed. Because life on this side of heaven hardly ever falls together the way we wish, plan, or expect. It’s a fragile house of cards, and we keep praying that nobody bumps the table. Real, biblical hope, however, isn’t tied to circumstances. It is tied to God, the One who never changes, who loves us with an everlasting love, who promises to work through even hurtful and incomprehensible situations for our good, and who has reserved our new home with Him in heaven.

Lord, the psalmist David reminds me that You know how weak I am and You remember I’m only made of dust.^a You know how I so foolishly tie my hopes and expectations to temporary, passing things. Help me to readjust my heart today. Help me to rest my deepest hopes in You.