Aim: To always remain hopeful in Jesus—no matter what.
Doctrine: Despite the sins and pessimism of the faithless, there is always hope—in Jesus. If this was not true, the world would have ended long ago. Hypocrites use hopelessness as a cloak for personal sin.
Exegesis: The ways hope works, in the life of the church: first, sin brings on trouble, misery, and injustice (vv. 1-5); then, God introduces the oddest tokens of encouragement (vv. 6-12); lastly, grace assures that the benefits of Christ will come to His people (vv. 13-15).
Further application: How to think about life in ''the real world'': recognize that what passes itself off as reality probably is not, and see that our faith is in God—and not in the evaluation of men.
Key verse: v. 15 ''For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall again be bought in this land.''
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Rev. Mark Henninger is a retired, ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). He graduated from the University of Northern Iowa (B.A.) and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.Div). He is married to his wife, Lesley, and together they have one daughter and...
