But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, to deliver them from death
and keep them alive in famine. We wait in hope for the Lord;
he is our help and our shield. May your unfailing love be with us, Lord,
even as we put our hope in you. (Psalm 33:18-20, 22 NIV)
The truth is that the Lord is our only hope and the only one in control of this world and the only one who can save us. We often put our hope in things that cannot save us. We hope in our country, freedom, equality, democracy, technology, wealth, family, success, relationships to save us. Even if we don't hope they save us we put them as more important than God and more important than our eternal salvation. As the psalmist says:
No king is saved by the size of his army;
no warrior escapes by his great strength.
A horse is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite all its great strength it cannot save.
(Psalm 33:16, 17 NIV)
God humble us as people and as a society to realize we are not in control and our only hope is in you and your unfailing love that you would choose to save us. And you say you are willing if we would turn and repent and believe you and fear you and follow Jesus.
God let your unfailing love be upon us and help us to see your love and your authority in all circumstances even as we wait upon you and live in faith here and now.
Amen
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