My hope is built on nothing less
Sophie - May 17, 2010
I don't know about y'all, but the last few weeks have gotten to me a little bit.
The oil rig explosion in Louisiana. The volcano in Iceland. The severe weather in Mississippi. The Times Square bombing attempt. The flood in Nashville. The oil spill in the Gulf. The tornadoes in Oklahoma. The plane crash in Libya.
Combine all of that stuff with parenting frustrations, family stuff and a lovely collection of personal ish-ahs, and, well, it just seems like it's been one thing after another. One tragedy after another. One heartbreaking set of circumstances after another.
And I don't mean to be all Debbie Downer-ish, but you know what? It's not going to stop. There will always be an "another." There will always be tragedy. There will always be heartache. Scripture is clear about the fact that we're going to have trouble. The good news, of course, is at the very end of John 16:33 when Jesus says, "But take heart! I have overcome the world."
This last week I feel like the Lord has been reminding me over and over again that my hope has to be in Him. It has to be. Because hope in anything else will always result in disappointment. Hope in anything else will ultimately prove futile when I'm in need of comfort.
Maybe that's why this hymn has been playing on repeat in my brain for the last few days:
"My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus' blood and righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus' name.
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
When darkness veils His lovely face,
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil.
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
His oath, His covenant, and blood
Support me in the whelming flood;
When every earthly prop gives way,
He then is all my Hope and Stay.
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand.
When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in Him be found,
Clothed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne!
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand."
- Edward Mote
When every earthly prop gives way.
He then is all my hope and stay.
Amen.
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Comments (4)
thanks Sophie. I too have been wallopped by some “things” going on in addition to the World’s stuff. my. goodness.
I’ve been thinking I’ve got to stop my wallering and find Christ’s peace. Otherwise when an “another” comes around, I’m gonna be a wreck. =)
Thanks for the hymn too! What a solid foundation Christ is! love, rachel
Posted on May 17, 2010 6:39 AM
Thank you for the reminder and AMEN!
Posted on May 17, 2010 7:01 AM
YES! I have been so overwhelmed by all of the bad news, tragic news stories, and just discouraged! My focus has come off of God and onto the world around me… Thank you for this post. It spoke directly to me.
God Bless! Melanie
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Posted on May 17, 2010 2:47 PM
My all-time favorite hymn — for that reason. All other ground is sinking sand… (and why does it crack me up that my ‘verification words’ are “curable locomotives” — how much more random could we get?)
Posted on May 20, 2010 5:39 PM