Jesus is my hope

I am so grateful for the hope I have in Jesus!  Without it......I would surely not be able to take a single step.
This morning I am especially struck by the incredible HOPE Jesus brought into the world when He came to earth as a baby.  God knew it was our ONLY hope of ever being reconciled to Him.  Praise Him for His indescribable gift!!!
Hope is a funny thing when you really think about it ---you can't touch or see it, but without it you feel completely empty inside.  In fact I would dare to say that the majority of people in our world today, would prefer to unwrap the gift of eternal hope as opposed to any material object.  You see, just like light at the end of a tunnel gives you hope that there is a way out of the darkness.  Jesus brought us the hope of, one day, being freed from the trappings of this dark world and living with Him in eternity.  All we have to do is trust Him as our LORD and Savior.  In the meantime....we also have hope for today!  We do not have to live in the bondage of sin that this world is subject to, apart from Christ.  We can walk in tremendous freedom each day by entrusting and surrendering ourselves to Jesus who justifies us because of the work He did on the cross.  If that doesn't cause hope to spring up in our hearts....I don't know what could!
"We wait in hope for the LORD;  He is our help and our shield.  In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His holy name.  May Your unfailing love be with us, LORD, even as we put our hope in You." ~ Psalm 33:20-22