Have you ever done anything that you were so excited about, only to end up disappointed? I know that I sure have. Spent my hard earned money to go to a ball game only to have the team that I cheer for fall flat on their faces. Lackluster performance. So disappointing. Can't believe I spent money on this debacle!
Go to a restaurant that is highly recommended by a friend, only to get disappointed that it doesn't live up to their hype! Done that a few times. Or a movie, T.V. show or series. "Keven, you really need to watch this!" Hmm, yeah okay!
Disappointment abounds all around us. From sports, movies, T.V. jobs, even life itself. How many times have your relied on someone only to be let down by them? You're not mad, just disappointed with them!
Jesus never lets us down or disappoints us.
Psalm 118:8 Living Bible
8 It is better to trust the Lord than to put confidence in men.
Can you imagine for a minute what a disappointing day the Jewish people were having when Jesus was falsely arrested & sentenced to be crucified? To see Him beaten and scourged and hung on a cross between two criminals. A sign attached at the top proclaiming Him as the King of the Jews. A spear thrust into His side to make sure that He was indeed dead.
Isaiah 53:5 New Living Translation
5 But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.
When He cried out "It Is Finished" and breathed His last, they thought that all hope was gone. Jesus had died and was buried.
But, Friday's disappointment was Sunday's empty tomb!! That's right. God The Father raised Jesus from the dead. Defeating death & the grave, forever! Hallelujah!
So what ever kind of disappointment or disappointing things you are going through, remember this.
Jesus can lift you out of them all. He never disappoints! He is our Hope!
Lamentations 3:24 New Living Translation
24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!”
God bless!
Rev. Kev.
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