Hope

For in thee, O
Lord, do I hope 
Psalm 38:15a

Another page of the calendar has turned, and it's now a new year...

I want this to be a year for a renewed sense of hope and purpose, along with a renewed vision of what the Lord Jesus will do in my life. Or, I might say, what I will allow Him to do if I am willing to have my heart searched daily, to walk by faith, never retreating from assignments which may seem difficult. It's also a time for God to do something fresh. I need this. And I hope, too, for the unexpected, as well as for whatever appears to be impossible for men, yet possible with God. In other words, I have big dreams that refuse to die.

So with this said, I bow my heart before the King of the Universe. I humbly ask that I might do His will. I also pray the same for my friends on the outside, and for the church that's inside of this prison.

May "hope" therefore become more than a convenient buzzword that seems to be so flippantly, easily and recklessly tossed about nowadays by politicians and alike. Instead, may its meaning penetrate my heart and mind so as to become a "living" hope. And may hope be the maxim that inspires me to lay down my life for the kingdom of God. May it help me to keep going forward while all around me things look hopeless.

D.B.