18 THERE IS SURELY A FUTURE HOPE FOR YOU,
AND YOUR HOPE WILL NOT BE CUT OFF. Proverbs 23
17-18 Don’t envy evil men but continue to reverence the Lord all the time, for SURELY you have a WONDERFUL FUTURE AHEAD OF YOU. There is hope for you yet! Proverbs 23, The Living Bible
Despite everything that happened to Israel, God continued to promise them a Future Hope that won’t be cut off. His promise continues to this day for Israel and the Church. The enemy may delay but cannot prevent what God has promised His people. Hallelujah
10 This is what the Lord says: ‘When SEVENTY YEARS ARE COMPLETED for Babylon, (Israel’s time of captivity) I will come to you and fulfil my good promise to bring you back to this place. 11 For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘PLANS TO PROSPER YOU AND NOT TO HARM YOU, PLANS TO GIVE YOU A HOPE AND A FUTURE. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. Jeremiah 29
Israel had to endure seventy years of Babylonian rule. There was no alternative, but God gave them His Word that when the time had ended He Himself would restore them to the land of their inheritance – and He did. It’s easy to think that we’re trapped and circumstances will never change, BUT GOD! God will never forget His people no matter how difficult the situation.
13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good;
honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.
14 Know also that WISDOM IS LIKE HONEY FOR YOU:
If you find it, there is a FUTURE HOPE FOR YOU,
AND YOUR HOPE WILL NOT BE CUT OFF. Proverbs 24
Heaven’s Wisdom is like Honey; it tastes as sweet to our soul as honey on our lips. Once you’ve found this Divine Wisdom you have a Firm Hope for the future.
19 Do not fret because of evildoers
or be envious of the wicked,
20 for the evildoer has no future hope,
and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out. Proverbs 24
In contrast to the Believer’s Hope, those outside of the Father’s Love are without hope. We’re told not to fret when the wicked seem to prosper, it’s all transient and passing. The Believer’s Hope is beyond the realm of time and stretching on into eternity. Thank you Lord.
God bless and keep you today. Immanuel, God is with us.