Hope in the Word

Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Colorado Springs, Colorado

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Talk, talk, talk. People talk to us all the time. The preacher talks to us. Our coworker talks to us. Our children talk to us, yet too often that is all it is; talk.

We don't trust the words people pour into our lives. They say they love us and then have nothing to do with us. They say they will be there for us but when struggles come they disappear. They say we're the most important people in their lives and they'd rather play video games than give us ten seconds of their presence.

We don't trust talk.

"You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word."  Psalm 119:114 English Standard Version

Can God's Word be trusted? He promised to crush the head of the serpent (Genesis 3:15). He promised that a virgin would give birth to a son and he would be called God with us (Isaiah 7:14). He promised that his suffering servant would bear the iniquities of all (Isaiah 53:5). God's yes to all these words of promise is seen in Jesus. God keeps his word.

We can put our hope in the Word of God.

By the way, in his Word he also promises that he is coming to his people to bring his bride home. God keeps his Word. It is a word in which we hope even though we still do not know the day of his return.

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