Happy Friday, everyone! Hope is acknowledging that God is faithful, steadfast, and true. God is faithful in the past, steadfast in the present, true in the future to keeping His promises. Hope for Christians starts with remembrance of God’s history. You see, God is faithful, in the past.

He kept his promise to save Noah and his family from the flood. He kept His promise to Abraham and gave him a son. He kept His promise to Abraham’s descendants and delivered them from oppression of Pharaoh and walked them through the Red Sea. He showed up at the altar in a fiery way for Elijah, putting false religion to shame. He knocked down a giant to the sling of a shepherd boy. He gave victory in a promised land to His people from a land of giants.

He did it again when He freed and delivered a man who had been trapped by many demons. He did it again when He raised Lazarus. He did it again when He himself conquered death and the grave, making a way where there was no way for sinners like you and like me. Hope means we know He did it then, and He will do it again.

So take time this weekend and remember, as we are encouraged to do in Psalm 77:11-12, “I will remember the deeds of the Lord. Yes, I will remember Your miracles of long ago. I will consider all Your works and meditate on all Your mighty deeds.”

Prayer
Lord, as we come to the conclusion of another year, we pause to remember Your faithful love throughout the past year. Thank You for being faithful to us. May Your faithfulness eliminate any fear as we face this brand-new year. In Jesus’ name, Amen.