the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
John Gossner's Treasury
Abraham against hope believed in hope, being not weak in faith. Romans 4:18-19. In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. Isaiah 30:15. Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Psalms 62:8.
The divine hope, born of a living faith, abides by what it does not see, as if it did see. Hope knows through faith that God calls forth things that are not as if they were. Hope knows that it does not cost God any more to make something out of nothing than to make that which is something into nothing. Hope builds, however, on the promises of God and not on imagination. God keeps His word, most assuredly, and this Word is the foundation and cornerstone upon which hope rests, and which does not make it ashamed. He who does not hope that which God has promised, makes God a liar, does not trust in Him who is the most trustworthy of all, and is in doubt as to whether Truth itself has not lied. What a terrible thought to doubt whether God is truthful or His Word a lie. Away from your soul with this child of hell! Banish it and do not harbor it one moment longer in your heart; for it is Satan, the same old serpent that said to your mother Eve, Yea, hath God said? (Genesis 3:1). No, turn quickly away from this wicked doubt; go into your chamber; make your need known to the Lord; pour out your heart before Him; let it become quiet and strong in Him. By waiting quietly before His face your faith and hope will be revived and established, so that you may tread upon the serpent’s head, and stand on a rock, quietly waiting for the fulfillment of all that God has promised. Let it outwardly be ever so dark; let it storm as much as it please, it shall yet clear up again.
In midst of dangers, fears and death.
Thy goodness I’ll adore;
And praise Thee for Thy mercies past.
And humbly hope for more.
