Jeremiah 33: 14-16
Hope is sometimes defined as the expectation of better things. There is hope in the person who has been unemployed for months and is going into a job interview. There is hope in a homeless family who has applied for a housing transitional program. There is hope in a student as they wait for their test grades. Hope is the one thing that keeps us going when things seem to be at their worst.
Jeremiah lived in a time of political upheaval with the Hebrew people being divided into two nations. There seemed to also be a class division between the rich and the poor with nobody, or very few, living in the middle class. Does any of this sound familiar?
In today's passage Jeremiah speaks on God's behalf in saying that soon the people will one day live in unity and peace. With those words Jeremiah brings hope to the most oppressed of God's people.
Today, as you go through your day, listen to how God is bringing hope to your life. If you open your hearts and minds enough you just might see that no matter how bad things seem, somewhere in the "darkness" is a spark of light. Remember, hope isn't the fulfillment of better things, hope is the expectation of better things.
Out there, somewhere, there is a family member, friend, or total stranger with a word, a hug, or a smile that will bring about renewed expectation. All you need to do is go through your day with your head held up high so you can see it.
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