Where does your hope come from?

What is it that Christianity offers that other religions and beliefs do not? The answer to that question can be found in John 14:1-13. Here, Jesus is continuing His conversation with His disciples and is continuing to comfort them after his shocking news. But the answer to that first question is explicitly stated here.

Jesus tell's his disciples to not be troubled but to trust, or believe, in God and in Christ who is from God. It is from this belief and faith that we then will have the hope of a future. As it says in the Old Testament, I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you, plans to give you a hope and future (Jeremiah 29:11), Jesus was again saying that here.

Are you comforted in this aspect of our relationship with Christ? That Jesus is going to prepare a place for us and will come back for us, because we believe. Where does your hope come from today? Christ? Or some other place?