Spread Hope

What does the word "spread" bring to mind?  Two things for me: first, we spread peanut butter on bread, crackers, etc.; then, those pesky bed spreads ... it was tough getting all those wrinkles smoothed out.  Well, I’ve given up bed spreads but not peanut butter!

 

Christians should be the best "spreaders" of all -- spreading Hope through the message of Christ.  Hope, rather than hopelessness, looks good in people and situations. Hope opens doors where despair closes them. Hope brings vision for what can be done instead of grumbling about what cannot. Hope draws power from a deep trust in God. Hope lights a candle instead of cursing the darkness. Hope sees problems, small or large, as opportunities. The Psalmist wrote, “And now, O LORD, for what do I wait?  My Hope is in You.” (Psalm 39:7). Christ gives-brings-is Hope – genuine Hope, the only Hope for man. We, who hold Hope, must share … spread it.  Who will you spread Hope to today?