Hope in the Right "Thing"

Fourth of July Parade, 2012, Mt. Angel, OR

This is not a political statement. We've had enough of those in the United States lately. I know that some of you who read this blog believe the military is too large others too small.  Some of you believe in gun control and others don't. This blog is NOT intended to be a platform for a political agenda.

The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue. Psalm 33:17 English Standard Version

We cannot deny the truth of the psalmist. This is an issue of hope. In what do we put our hope? There are many things that we could substitute for war horse. "The television is a false hope for salvation..." "My spouse is a false hope for salvation..." "The Oregon Ducks are a false hope for salvation..." (Just trying to keep it light.)

What hits us between the eyes is the fact that we misplace our hope. We think that the created thing can act as a substitute for the Creator.

After declaring that "the war horse is a false hope for salvation" the psalmist writes, "Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love, that he may deliver their soul from death and keep them alive in famine." Psalm 33:18-19 ESV

The right "thing" is the steadfast love of God; a love reflect to a broken world on a cross and sealed in an empty tomb.

This hope will not disappoint.

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