Hope Does Not Disappoint

 All of us have experienced disappointment. The job we desired so badly did not materialize. An unexpected health failure, or even the loss of a loved one brought us low. People we have trusted somehow didn't meet our expectations. Then, there are those personal failures that affect us the most. There are no words to describe how we feel when we are disappointed in ourselves for missing the mark. 

I have learned through personal experience that there is one constant in all of life's web and flow. Here are the central truths of this matter:

“and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” Romans 5:5 NASB

Hope is not a wish... Hope is a Person... and Hope never disappoints. 

We may find ourselves disappointed with life, a lack of friends and fussy children, because — let’s face it — life is hard. But as our key verse reminds us, true hope does not disappoint because God has poured out His love within our hearts through the Person of the Holy Spirit. This is His hope-filled promise to us, and He never disappoints.

Lord, thank You for being our true source of hope. I pray You will add to our hope, joy and peace, as we believe in You and Your powerful promise today. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

TRUTH FOR TODAY:
Romans 15:13, “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (NASB)