Advent | Hope | Day 4

HopeThere is something better.And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let …

Advent | Hope | Day 3

HopeThere is something better.This is a vision that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: In the last days, the mountain of the Lord’s house  will be the highest of all— the most important place on earth. It will be raised above the other hills, and people from all over the world will stream there to worship. The …

Advent | Hope | Day 2

HopeThere is something better.Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:12 Nobody likes waiting. We live in a day of instant gratification. We know what we want, and we want it now. When our hope is delayed too long, we find ourselves in disappointment and disillusionment. We are consumed with the …

Advent | Hope | Day 1

HopeThere is something better.The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined. Isaiah 9:2 To have hope is to believe there could be something better just around the corner. It’s a glimmer, a spark in the darkness. And when we have …