HOPE AND HAPPINESS

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Written By StevenJBarker

HOPE AND HAPPINESS

Star of Wonder - Part 2 | December 1, 2024

Gabe Kolstad | @gabekolstad

 

And His name will be the hope of all the world.    -Matthew 12:21

You can’t have happiness without HOPE

and you can’t have hope without TRUST

“The Servant Song” (Isaiah 42:1-7)

1 Look at my servant, whom I strengthen. He is my chosen one, who pleases me. I have put my Spirit upon him. He will bring justice to the nations. 2 He will not shout or raise his voice in public. 3 He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. He will bring justice to all who have been wronged. 4 He will not falter or lose heart until justice prevails throughout the earth. Even distant lands beyond the sea will wait for his instruction. 5 God, the Lord, created the heavens and stretched them out. He created the earth and everything in it. He gives breath to everyone, life to everyone who walks the earth. And it is he who says, 

6 “I, the Lord, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness. I will take you by the hand and guard you, and I will give you to my people, Israel, as a symbol of my covenant with them. And you will be a light to guide the nations. 7 You will open the eyes of the blind. You will free the captives from prison, releasing those who sit in dark dungeons.

I can trust the Messiah to…

1. RULE the WORLD

He will bring justice to the nations.    -Isaiah 42:1

2. RIGHT my WRONGS

He will bring justice to all who have been wronged.    -Isaiah 42:3

3. REVEAL my WAY

(He) will be a light to guide the nations.    -Isaiah 42:6


4. REVERSE my WEAKNESS

You will open the eyes of the blind. You will free the captives from prison, releasing those who sit in dark dungeons.    -Isaiah 42:7

12 And in another place Isaiah said, “The heir to David’s throne will come, and he will rule over the Gentiles. They will place their hope on him.” 

13 I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.    -Romans 15:12-13 

 

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