Hope, Because Jesus Is King

HOPE. We say it all the time. “I hope so” or “I hope things work out.” We hope a problem goes away and we hope tomorrow is a better day. But that’s just wishful thinking. Hope is more than that. Hope is more than optimism, fate, or good luck. True hope, biblical hope, is based on the promises of God. If God promised, it’s guaranteed.

The lyrics of the hymn ask the question, “What is our hope in life and death?” The resounding answer is “Christ alone! Christ alone!” Our hope in life and in death is Christ alone! Hope is trusting that He will help us in this life and trusting that He will get us to the next life. That’s why, as the Bible says, we “rejoice in hope!” (Romans 12:12).

Hope is expecting something good to happen. And because our hope is in God, we can rejoice in advance, acting as if we have already received God’s promises. If God promised, it’s guaranteed.

What did Jesus promise? That He will be with us, that He will walk with us in the present. He also promises that He is preparing a place for us in the future. He promises us heaven, where we will live with Him forever. He called it Paradise, a place beyond our wildest imagination. Heaven will be so wonderful that the pain and problems we have now will all fade away.

We have hope because God is great and God is good. We have hope because Jesus loves us and promises to be with us. We have hope because heaven is real and very soon we will see Jesus face to face and live with Him forever! Therefore, we “rejoice in hope.”

The first time Jesus came, He wore the crown of thorns. But the next time He comes, He will be wearing the crown of glory. That’s why we have hope. Because Jesus Christ is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords! The King of Kings promises to help us in this life and to get us to the next life.