If faith is like a shark, what is hope like? Let me suggest that hope is like a kudu. What is a kudu, you say?
A kudu is a variety of antelope, described much better by wikipedia. I had the opportunity to see some of these in the wild while I visited Zimbabwe years ago. While we drove down a one-lane dirt road, there were several kudu who leaped over the road. Wikipedia says that they can jump over a five-foot fence with a running start, but it looked like they could have easily cleared the small pickup truck we were riding in. But no matter how high or far they can jump, the won’t jump anywhere they can’t see. So people can contain them with a wall that is just higher than their eye level, as long as they can’t see through it.
Hope is the same. Sometimes we can’t see an answer with our eyes, hope can allow us to “see” much farther. Hope gives vision that spurs us to action. Hope allows us to see beyond the fence. While faith calls us to action, hope convinces us that the action is worth it. Hope tells us that the action we know is right will have good consequences, even if we can’t quite see how.
David explains that “No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame.” (Psalm 25:3) He was reminding us that we can trust God to handle the future, even it is out of sight. Paul puts it like this: “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28)
Are you holding back simply because you can’t see where your situation will lead? Allow hope in God to give you confidence to let your faith move you. God knows the end from the beginning.
So don’t hold back just because you can’t see very far. Let God show you a glimpse of the other side of the fence.
Hope is the same. Sometimes we can’t see an answer with our eyes, hope can allow us to “see” much farther. Hope gives vision that spurs us to action. Hope allows us to see beyond the fence. While faith calls us to action, hope convinces us that the action is worth it. Hope tells us that the action we know is right will have good consequences, even if we can’t quite see how.
David explains that “No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame.” (Psalm 25:3) He was reminding us that we can trust God to handle the future, even it is out of sight. Paul puts it like this: “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28)
Are you holding back simply because you can’t see where your situation will lead? Allow hope in God to give you confidence to let your faith move you. God knows the end from the beginning.
So don’t hold back just because you can’t see very far. Let God show you a glimpse of the other side of the fence.
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