It doesn’t take long to know that wisdom is needed in 2024. Watching the news, being in a conversation, or just tying to deal with our own uncertainties brings a desperate plea for wisdom. What can we do each day to build an overflowing storehouse of wisdom that brings hope to our daily life and to others? What rhythms and habits can we develop to acquire the wise thinking we need? How can we filter out the foolishness of the world’s idol building kingdoms?
“Hope is more than wishing things will work out. It is resting in the God who holds all things in his wise and powerful hands. We use the word hope in a variety of ways. Sometimes it connotes a wish about something over which we have no control at all. We say, “I sure hope the train comes soon,” or, “I hope it doesn’t rain on the day of the picnic.” These are wishes for things, but we wouldn’t bank on them. But…I can have hope, because my hope does not rest on my understanding, but on God’s goodness and his rule. Finally, true hope changes the way you live. When you have hope that is guaranteed, you live with confidence and courage that you would otherwise not have. That confidence and courage cause you to make choices of faith that would seem foolish to someone who does not have your hope. If you’re God’s child, you never have to live hopelessly, because hope has invaded your life by grace, and his name is Jesus!“ - Paul David Tripp, New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional
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