In Overcoming Despair
It has been said that "Life with Christ is an endless hope, without Him a hopeless end." For those who are in Christ, they have every reason to hope! For those outside of Christ, one can understand why there is often despair!
For those in Christ, we are charged to hold fast to our hope...
1.) "but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end." (Hebrews 3:6)
2.) "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful." (Hebrews 10:23)
3.) And for good reason, for "This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast." (Hebrews 6:19)
Through faith in Jesus, we can hold fast to our hope, and gain the victory!
"God be praised, that to believing souls, Gives light in darkness, comfort in despair!" - William Shakespeare (1564-1616)