Chico Basin Ranch, Colorado
Many people make the mountains of Colorado their vacation destination. They come in the winter for the world class skiing and in the summer for rafting, climbing and fishing. Many of these visitors come from our neighboring state of Kansas.
Please understand that I have nothing against Kansas. I've driven many miles through Kansas, traveling to visit my son who attended college in Oklahoma. However, when driving through Kansas and looking forward to a mountain retreat, it can seem like years before you reach the Rockies.
Then the first glimpse of Pike's Peak or Mt. Evans appears and there's hope. When these peaks first emerge there are still many miles to be traveled, but you can see your destination.
Hope is powerful.
"I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and with hope I wait for his word." Psalm 130:5 God's Word to the Nations
The mountain to which our hope looks is the word of God, yet it's hard to have hope when we don't hear that word. Think about how many hours in the day we're bombarded with words that don't flow from the mouth of God. These words influence our thoughts and behaviors, and following the words of the world we're left with little to no hope.
God's word of promise is always on the horizon, and it is this word that gives us hope. The word of promise is the word of forgiveness in the blood of Christ. This word of promise is the word that we're never abandoned by God. This word of promise is the word that we're going to see the Lamb who was slain for us.
The word of promise is the word of hope.
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Please understand that I have nothing against Kansas. I've driven many miles through Kansas, traveling to visit my son who attended college in Oklahoma. However, when driving through Kansas and looking forward to a mountain retreat, it can seem like years before you reach the Rockies.
Then the first glimpse of Pike's Peak or Mt. Evans appears and there's hope. When these peaks first emerge there are still many miles to be traveled, but you can see your destination.
Hope is powerful.
"I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and with hope I wait for his word." Psalm 130:5 God's Word to the Nations
The mountain to which our hope looks is the word of God, yet it's hard to have hope when we don't hear that word. Think about how many hours in the day we're bombarded with words that don't flow from the mouth of God. These words influence our thoughts and behaviors, and following the words of the world we're left with little to no hope.
God's word of promise is always on the horizon, and it is this word that gives us hope. The word of promise is the word of forgiveness in the blood of Christ. This word of promise is the word that we're never abandoned by God. This word of promise is the word that we're going to see the Lamb who was slain for us.
The word of promise is the word of hope.
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