The main news headlines over the past few years seems to have fallen into a pattern.
In 2018 it was Austerity, 2019 it was Brexit, 2020 it is Covid-19.
So what about 2021?
Will the headline be debt or depression, both of which seem very gloomy with no future to look forward to?
But there is hope for a brighter future.
Hope that Austerity will end, hope that Brexit will be sorted one way or another and the hope for Covid is the availability of a vaccine.
Now the Bible speaks of an eternal hope.
The Apostle Paul writes to one of the churches at the time: “Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope.”
If when I pass on, and I am wrong, then I have had a good life with purpose and meaning.
But if the Bible is right, along with 2.8 billion of other believing Christians worldwide, I have not only had an earthly life that was meaningful and worthwhile, but I have a life with a purpose in heaven praising God for what His Son Jesus has done personally for me.
Guess that can be called a “win-win” situation – a win on earth and a win in heaven.
The Bible also says, “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”
Now that’s a “cause for HOPE” through faith.
Ralph Higson, writing on behalf of Norreys Church for Churches Together in Wokingham
