“I am the God of the heavens and the earth, and everything in between. I am the God that stood inside and outside of time; I am the God of creation. I am the God of your ancestors: I am the God of Isaac, of Jacob, of Abraham. I am more than a great teacher; I am more than a great moral example. I am more than a man who has been sent by God to give a message of hope and reconciliation. I am in the flesh: the perfect picture of who God truly is. If you want a picture of the end that will give you hope for the beginning, you look to the person of Jesus Christ.”
Hope is something I have struggled attaining this year, but this truth that Jesus Christ is the hope for the beginning holds so much promise. I have been shown in the past two months that each and every day is a new beginning. Also that with each day the Lord is my daily bread, He IS alI I need. This is the truth of who my God is. He is a good father, a great friend, a matchless king. How can anything ever come between us or be against us?
[Quote brought to you by West Des Moines, Iowa’s Lutheran Church of Hope’s Pastor Jeremy Johnson’s sermon last week]
