God Alone is My Hope…

The more we love God, the more we’ll yearn to set “self” aside. And the more we put to death our selfish thoughts and desires, the more we’ll abide in His Presence.
*  “Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? And who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart…”Psalm 24:3-4

“My soul finds rest in GOD ALONE; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken”.Psalm 62:1-2;56 .

There is one very important word that occurs four times in succession in those verses that you have just read. The word is “alone”.
*My soul finds rest in God alone.
*He alone is my rock and salvation.
*My hope comes from God alone.
*And He alone is my rock.

You see, there’s a certain sense in which the only ultimate source of salvation and of hope is God Himself.

The prophet Isaiah cried out, “God has become my salvation.” Salvation is not to be found in religion, even in a creed or a doctrine, or in church membership. There’s only one ultimate source of salvation and it’s very important that each one of us comes at some time in our lives to that place where we use that word “alone”; where we say,
** “God alone is my hope, my rock, my fortress, and the source of my salvation.”
And, true enough, when we say that, it becomes true in our experience.

Isaiah 57:16 For I will not fight against you forever; I will not always be angry. If I were, all people would pass away— all the souls I have made.

Does this sound like God gives up on His people when they fail?

You may be going through deep waters right now. I do not mean temptation or
trials necessarily. I am talking about overwhelming events that are being
thrust on you that you cannot understand. Winds and waves of all kinds are flooding you, things beyond your comprehension. They are coming to your home, your church, your job, on all sides. But God wants to carry you through it all!
He wants to restore you to spiritual health! If all you can believe right now is that He loves you in spite of all your stubborn ways, that He begs you to see
Him as your Divine Nurse, then that is enough!
Isaiah 57:  18 I have seen what they do, but I will heal them anyway! I will lead them. I will comfort those who mourn, 19 bringing words of praise to their lips. May they have abundant peace, both near and far,” says the LORD, who heals them.

The Power that God gives US is not a thing. God gives US a Person.
To provide for me the strength I need to live in the way he has designed, God gives me the only thing that can truly help me. He gives me himself!!! The Holy Spirit!

The Spirit of God unzips me and gets inside me, enabling me to desire, think, do, and say the things that fit within the boundaries of his plan and purpose for me.
In Galatians 1 Paul makes things Clear for me that Christ is the Gospel. Without Him, there is no Gospel. What was Paul’s testimony? What did he preach to others? – God ‘was pleased to reveal His Son in order that I might preach Him…’(1:15-16). We have no other testimony. We have no other message. Christ is our Testimony!! Christ Alone!
‘Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever’(Hebrews 13:8).

Ephesians 3:20  Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.
This is how every Christian can live with the moment-by-moment assurance that God will never assign a task without giving the grace to accomplish it.
God animates and strengthens me with his presence, so that I can say “no” to sin and “yes” to the call of his kingdom.

Thank You Lord that:
*My soul finds rest in You alone.
*You alone are my rock and salvation.
*My hope comes from You alone.
*And You alone are my rock.
Lord, I wait quietly before You, for my victory comes from You and You Alone.
You alone Lord are the ultimate source of salvation and of hope. Thank You Jesus for Loving Me just as I am.
Amen