Hope
Hope:
- To wish for something with expectation of its fulfillment.
- One that is a source of or reason for hope
- The theological virtue defined as the desire and search for a future good, difficult but not impossible to attain with God’s help.
The inauguration of the new president of the United States of America has meant for many people resurgence in the hope that things will change for the best. The choice of an unconventional politician, along with the changing attitudes of voters, leaving behind racial prejudices and electing the first black president, have increased expectations that a change process desired all around the world is about to begin.
The global economic situation, the environmental problems, the danger of nations with nuclear weapons capability, and the increasing tension in the relations between the United States and Russia, among other things, forces this feeling to become from a hope into reality.
Even with the best intentions of our new president and the success that the implementation of his policies may have, even if the whole nation joins in a genuine effort looking for a change, even if the nations of the world join seeking a solution to the common welfare, this would not be sufficient to achieve the change that the world needs.
Regardless of what we hope for, we can do nothing without God.
apart from me you can do nothing – John 15:5
Through the ages, many nations have been involved in reform processes in the hope of achieving necessary changes. Some of them have achieved some degree of success, but in the long run these changes are no longer effective and the reform process is required again. It’s like an endless cycle.
When a computer needs repair we take it to a technician with knowledge and experience in repairing computers. When a car needs repairs we take it to a mechanic with knowledge and experience in the repair of such car. We do not bring the computer to the car mechanic, or bring the car to the computer technician. That would be foolish.
In the same way the problems of humanity can only be solved by the one who created us: God. It was he who designed us, and he is the only one that knows every aspect of our being. This is why despite the best intentions we could have and the best effort we could make, we will never be able to solve our problems if we don’t seek the help from the only one that can help us.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade-kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. – 1 Peter 1:3-5
In contrast to the hope that we can have on a man or on a nation, only Christ gives us a living hope. Through Jesus, our victory is reserved.
Let us pray God to give wisdom to our new president, and help him in the difficult task that he is about to face, but do not forget to put your hope in Christ, our hope of glory (Colossians 1:27).
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