Hope in Crisis

(Note: This is a follow up on the topic covered here -Why does God let bad things happen?)

 What is your hope in Crisis? How do you respond?

Really think about it - Some readers may know how they respond; others not as much.

We don't have to fear - or even worry! Death is not the end for followers of Christ! We are to seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and He takes care of us. (Matthew 6:25-33)

Matthew 6:25-33 ESV

“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?  Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin,  yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.  But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?  Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’  For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

This is an amazing truth. The longer you walk with God, and the more you see in life of how true this is. 

God loves us - whatever hardships we may be going through now, they will cease. Remember that life is a journey Heaven bound - when we die, we exchange the pains of this life for eternity with our Creator who loves us immensely.

If you are in a crisis - or even not - keep this at the forefront of your thoughts. We can fearlessly live - and more importantly, proclaim Christ to others. 

  Matthew 22:37 ESV

"And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. "

This is the first of the two greatest commandments I think for a reason. Literally everything else in life follows this - When you place God first, your life has focus. You realize the meaning of life, and how to live it. Furthermore, you realize that life does not end when you die, but just begins! Love becomes the focus of life. (The Gospel in a nutshell) 

And because of this love, we as Christians can be empowered to tell others about Christ, and how much God loves people. (See Should you share the Gospel?)

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