Not only is our hope in Jesus, but He Himself is our hope. He is the Author of it, and the Beginning and the End of it. Our hearts yearn for a strand of hope and our ears want to hear the whispers of God in our hearts. This we know – our hope is not in heaven, joy, peace, rest, fulfillment of wishes, or contentment – it is in Jesus.
Here is David, saying a prayer in Psalm 71 – a much older man now – and in verse 5 he declares the words that inspire youth to be the men and women of God He has called them to be. David’s body may resemble that of an old man, but his faith is as strong as when he was a young man and proves to be his comfort. He hopes only in God – at the outset of life such a hope – imagine the testimonies he could share of God sustaining his hope.
“The world dare say no more for its device, than Dum spire, spore, ‘While I breathe, I hope’; but the children of God can go further and say, Dum exspiro, spero, ‘Even when I die, I hope’ – Archbishop Leighton
At the very event that the world finds its demise, the follower of Christ have the gates thrown open for an eternity with Jesus.
For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth. – Psalm 71:5
Abiding Hope 