Have you
had your JOY JUICE today? It’s just the
thing to take with you everywhere….even
on your next fishing trip!
Are you a
fisherman? I’ll confess…I’m not! I can’t bait a hook, throw a rod or take a fish
off the line. But I do like to see that
little sinker bob when a fish is nibbling on the hook! There is a hopeful
anticipation of what might be about to happen!
One real
fisherman said, “It is better to fish hopefully than to catch fish.” I think he was referring to the excitement &
anticipation that hope can bring! Even if the fish simply nibbles on your hook
and goes away, you have the hope that he will come back.
The Bible
teaches us that the Christian life is “hope experienced”. A “hopeless Christian” is really a
contradiction in terms. As children of God, we have THE reason for HOPE. His
name is JESUS! Even in this crazy,
mix-up, sinful world…..we have hope because we know we are here on this earth
for only a little while! Our life’s a “mist”,
a “vapor” as the Bible says in James.
But our hope lies in the truth that we will spend ETERNITY with
Christ! Scoop that up in your JOY net!
Romans
15:13 is my prayer for each of us today:
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust him,
so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit!”
Let’s go “hope-fishing ”! Bait your heart for the
greatest “catch of the day”… JOY and HOPE in JESUS!
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