Hope

But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.                                                                            Psalm 9:18

It only takes a few minutes in starting to read the Sermon on the Mount for one to see that Jesus came to give a message to those who were hurting. He assumed that the people who were drawn to him were drawn because they could see that he gave a message of hope. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, the meek, those who mourn”, etc. These were hurting people. They needed his attention, and they needed to hear about hope.

The fact that Jesus was so particular, and so direct, in giving a message of hope to those hurting people should be the message that his followers hear. Those are the marching orders for his followers.

So, the gospel message is one of hope, not fear, not destruction, not division, but hope. Let’s follow the Master’s lead in spreading that message.

Prayer: Lord, help us to have clarity about your simple message, Amen