Hope , In What ?

In the movie The Road , the central thing that keeps the father from giving up is hope. The hope that he would find some way to save his son's life. He called it the fire that burns inside . He told his son not to give up the fire . Its what makes one a "good" guy. Although the book and movie has a very grim world surrounding the father and son , its that fire or hope that gives them the will to fight to continue on.

But many other characters in the movie gave up hope. They either commented suicide or fell into the utter evil and depravity. Turning to killing , raping and cannibalism to survive.

As a Christian , hope should be one of the anchors of our soul. The world may not be as bleak as the Road , but as we read the news or watch the CNN , we can be bombarded with evil, catastrophes . Even within our own corner of the world , who doesn't know someone who is not suffering be it with disease or financial hardship. Real pain.Real brokenness.

So what is our hope? Our hope is in knowing that no matter what, there is a God who is in control . There are no random atoms is the universe. Our hope in God is not only that He is there but He is not silent. He has spoken in His word revealing who He is , who we are . Our hope is in that not only has God spoken but He came in flesh to redeem sinners. Our hope is in the son , Jesus Christ , who came to lay down His life a ransom for many.Our hope is in the cross of Christ , through we have forgiveness of sins. our hope is in the risen,  Lord Jesus , through it we have eternal life , for death has been defeated. Our hope is in the coming day when all things will be made new as , when Jesus comes again .

The list could go on , but we have a real hope , not a imaginary one . May we live like we do . The world puts up illusion after illusion , but we have a concrete hope , a rock that cannot be shaken . It should fire us up to share that hope , that good news and let the world know , real hope can be found in the person of Jesus Christ .