A Look at Psalm 119:116
Having Hope
Psalm 119:116 “Sustain me according to your promise, and I will live; do not let my hopes be dashed.”
No one wants their hopes to be dashed. If it were not for hope, life would contain no stimulation. However, hope is an interesting subject. Romans 8:28 teaches us, “Hope that is seen is n hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?” David put his hope in the life that comes through the promises in God’s Word. He asked to be given life through God’s promises so that his hope would be sustained.
We must all have hope. However, hope that is seen is not hope at all. Hope is a cousin to faith. Faith believes the unseen. Someday, our faith shall have sight, but today our faith is in things we cannot see. If we could see, there would be no need for faith. As Romans said, “Who hopes for what they already have?”
Our hope needs a foundation, a basis which is found in the promises of God. Our earthly existence is not as much a basis for life as are the promises of God. This life drains us. (Can I get an amen?!) God’s promises, sustain us. Sustain me… and I will live. What hope would we have if it were not for the promises of God? “Life me Lord according to Your promise.”
Our hope comes from the promises like these: “I will never leave you or forsake you,” “In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you with me that you might be where I am.” Edward Mote was correct when he wrote, “My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness; I dare not trust in the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus’ name.”
Now let me encourage you to take some time to meditate on this verse; as you do, think of a promise God has made to you; therein lies your hope.
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