Hold To Hope

“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:23

Good drivers know when to swerve and when to hold straight. Saving a squirrel is not worth smashing a tree. The lines on the road are there for a reason, and a steady wheel brings you and your passengers safely to your destination. What we consider a small adjustment often leaves us careening out of control into disaster, and in that moment of crisis, we wish we had never veered.

Since the same principles apply to the road of life, “let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess.” No matter what difficulties dart into your path, no matter what obstacles the enemy rolls into the road, no matter what mountains God allows in your way, “hold unswervingly to the hope we profess.”

What is this hope to which we are to hold without wavering? The hope that our sins are forgiven and forgotten(Heb. 8:12). The hope that we are no longer condemned by God but are children of God(Rom. 8:1,1 John 3:1). The hope that God works all things—happy and hard—for our good(Rom. 8:28). The hope that nothing and no one in the entire universe can separate us from His love(Rom. 8:39). The hope that God is working in us and through us to fulfill His purpose(2 Thess. 1:11). And the hope that death is not a termination but a transition into eternity with Him(2 Cor. 5:6-8).

How do we know these things we hope for are a done deal and not merely wishful thinking? Why should we “hold unswervingly to the hope we profess”? “For he who promised is faithful.” The One who spoke it has done it. His love never fails(Ex. 15:13). He cannot lie(Heb. 6:18). He will not lie(Jn. 14:2). He does not change(Heb. 15:8). And His grave is still empty. The life and the love of Jesus bring assurance and confidence to our hearts in our trials, our grief, and our sin. His compassion never fails, His mercy is new every morning, and His faithfulness is very great(Lamentations 3:23).

Occasionally on the highway a swerve is timely, but in our journey with Jesus, we need to stay straight.

The road of life will curve, but don’t swerve.
Hold to hope, and find Him faithful.