27th December 2025

We Need Hope

Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,

and whose hope is the Lord.

Jeremiah 17:7

Today's Bible Reading: Colossians 1:3-14.

Adam and Eve had no need for hope because they lacked for nothing that they needed, and they had every reason to think that life would go on as pleasantly as it started—with every good thing that God had given them to enjoy. But they put it all at risk for the one thing the serpent said that God had withheld: the knowledge of good and evil (Gen. 2:17; 3:5). So when the serpent came with his offer, Eve was quick to indulge, and Adam quick to follow (3:6). They got what they wanted: knowledge. But they lost what they had: innocence. With the loss of innocence came the need for hope—hope that their guilt and shame could be removed and goodness restored.

Christmas is a time of hope. People hope for all sorts of things, but hope they do. Children hope for the latest popular toy or game. Families hope that everyone can make it home for Christmas. The lonely hope that they will not be forgotten. But the hope that Christmas commemorates is much bigger than our seasonal desires. The Lord Jesus, the “Desire of All Nations” (Hag 2:7), has come! He has “delivered us from the power of darkness,” bought our redemption, and forgiven our sins (Col. 1:13-14). He even made it possible for us to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil (Rom. 16:19). Christ in us gives us the hope of glory.

Thank God for the hope of Christmas!

Prayer: God of all Hope, Thank You, that true hope is found in Your Son, and Him alone. Thank You, that in many ways, You have made Him known to Me. Amen.