The Gravity of Hope
At Prime Time last week, Reid Monaghan made the compelling case that only the gravity—the immense, cosmically strong pull—of hope in Christ can enable us to achieve extraordinary endurance.
When we’re stuck from the pull of past (successes or failures, hardships or achievements) or the pull of the present (distractions, difficulties, injuries), it’s only the pull of the future hope of glory that pushes us forward to press on toward the goal of the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3)
Jesus endured death on a cross on our behalf for the joy that was set in front of him, and so we now look to him, the Author and Perfecter of our faith in order to run with endurance the race marked out for us. (Hebrews 12:1-2)
And here’s where we can find that fuel for endurance: Romans 12:9-13.
Reid then had us consider these questions:
How do life’s disappointments reveal to us where we have placed our deepest hopes?
Do you find more inspiration or captivity when looking to your past?
How can hope both anchor you in who you are in Christ and call you forward to endure in love and good works?
And here’s another great, related Scripture verse to further underscore the gravity of hope:
“So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.” (2nd Corinthians 4)
