“I hope our crops will get rain soon.” “I hope our kids will be home for Christmas.” “I hope my team wins.” “ I hope Mommy will get well soon.” These are some of the various ways we use hope in our everyday lives. What is hope? Hope is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. When our hopes are realized we are happy and we have more hope, when our hopes are dashed, we are disappointed, and less likely to hope. Hope seems like roulette, a gamble. Hope seems to be grounded in quicksand and chance. It is illusive. Or so we think… Children will be coming to Children’s Church this Sunday, July 10, with many desires and expectations about a variety of things in their lives.
What our children will learn about this Sunday, though, is that hope is not illusive, but it has feet. From Psalm 33:20-22,, the writer tells us that hoping in the Lord can be a shield for our journey in this life, a protector. When we hope in the Lord we tap into five benefits:
He is our help.
He is our shield
Our hearts will rejoice
We learn to trust Him
We experience His unfailing love which penetrates our darkest night.
Hoping in the Lord then, is not a gamble for we stand on the certainty of His word and His promises. These are things we can count on. The children will be making a shield this Sunday to remind them that hoping in the Lord is a sure foundation and a shield to trust in. And, as you pray for them, ponder the question, “Where is your hope?”
WHEN WE HOPE
“I hope our crops will get rain soon.” “I hope our kids will be home for Christmas.” “I hope my team wins.” “ I hope Mommy will get well soon.” These are some of the various ways we use hope in our everyday lives. What is hope? Hope is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. When our hopes are realized we are happy and we have more hope, when our hopes are dashed, we are disappointed, and less likely to hope. Hope seems like roulette, a gamble. Hope seems to be grounded in quicksand and chance. It is illusive. Or so we think… Children will be coming to Children’s Church this Sunday, July 10, with many desires and expectations about a variety of things in their lives.
What our children will learn about this Sunday, though, is that hope is not illusive, but it has feet. From Psalm 33:20-22,, the writer tells us that hoping in the Lord can be a shield for our journey in this life, a protector. When we hope in the Lord we tap into five benefits:
Hoping in the Lord then, is not a gamble for we stand on the certainty of His word and His promises. These are things we can count on. The children will be making a shield this Sunday to remind them that hoping in the Lord is a sure foundation and a shield to trust in. And, as you pray for them, ponder the question, “Where is your hope?”