What Is Hopeless When the Lord Almighty Is in Charge?

“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.” (Romans 15:13)

Walking with the Lord in the brilliant illumination of His word and grace, we cannot avoid experiencing the aura of His glory shining on our path. Having inherited the riches He shares with us, we realize that we need to rely on Him to clean up our activity. We do what He wills, which is to do good. He never leaves us because desertion is not part of His plan and because He loves us too much to discard us. Instead, He repairs, cultures, and guides us. He goes before, beside, and above us. His Spirit abides within us. How could we fail to trust and obey Him?

If we say a situation is hopeless, we dishonor God so much that we are speaking profanity. How could any state of affairs be hopeless when the Lord Almighty is in charge? To say so is to pay homage to the devil. Rather than empower the devil, we must cheerfully and competently bear the burdens placed upon us with the realization that the Lord will reward our willingness to work in His kingdom.

When we are sad, He will comfort us. When we have losses. . . and there will always be losses as long as we are here on earth . . . He will console us. When we cry or frown, He notices. He matches the tasks He gives us to our abilities. Whenever we suffer, He blesses. When we suffer much, He blesses more.

We can never know the extent of His love for us until we sit at His feed and relinquish all. The more we obey and trust Him, the more He will bless. The closer we draw to Him, the closer He will draw to us. Like Martha's sister Mary, we need to spend time at His feet where we can receive His teaching. (Luke 10:38-42) We can spend time there without fear. No matter what we may have thought about God's character, we realize that He is the God of hope, not hopelessness.

With the God of Hope, the Lord of Light, the Prince of Peace, the Lord of Love, we can celebrate the joy of our lives. Hopeless situations? When we walk with God in the light of His love, nothing is hopeless!