There is more hope for fools than for people
who think they are wise. Proverbs 26:12
There
is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking. Proverbs
29:20
This is the time of year that we celebrate
hope. We just have to hope that we
are not doing it as fools. Ha Ha! Proverbs has multiple examples of contrasts
between fools and wise or otherwise people. Solomon addresses the
characteristic of being “wise” 86 times in the New Living Translation. Check it
out and make a list of your own.
The Advent wreath focuses on topics
represented by four candles that remind us of Prophecy or Hope; of Bethlehem or
Preparation; of the Shepherds or Joy; and of Angels or Love. In the center of the Advent wreath is the white Christ candle that depicting Christ’s purity as
our sacrificial lamb—taking away our sin.
Do you see hope at Christmas?
Let
all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in Him. Psalm 62:5. My
hope is in Jesus—not the baby born in a stable in Bethlehem, but in the risen
Savior thirty-three years later who was willing to sacrifice His life so that I
could become sin free, be welcomed into eternal life, and one day stand before
the Heavenly Father’s throne in Heaven. Eternal life begins the instant that a
person accepts Jesus as their Messiah, their Savior. Our hope begins at that
point. We don’t have to wait until we enter Heaven to have hope. Our hope is
now…in Jesus our Lord and Savior. Where do you stand with the Lord?
Prayer
~ Lord Jesus, as a baby you’ve touched the hearts of millions of people—especially
children. Help us to remember, amid the clamor of the season, that You are no
longer a baby in a manger in a stable—but You gave Your life for each of us—that
we could be sin-free like You. We look forward to a Banquet in Heaven with You
one day. What’s for dinner?
© 2016 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All scripture quoted from the New Living Translation (NLT)
unless otherwise noted.
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