Palm Sunday : HOPE

Hope is when we trust our future into God’s hands, even when things are less ideal in the present.

Have you ever seen the sunrise in the morning?

Seeing the light shining in the horizon is such an amusing scene to watch to. Sunrise is the simplest expression of hope. There could have been darkness in our lives, but rest assured that the sun will comes out tomorrow.

The bible says, ‘be joyful because you have hope, be patient when trouble comes, and pray at all times. – Romans 12:12. We are God’s special child. He is preparing us to be the best of who we are. In the bible, Paul met Jesus Christ in a blinding light, and that appearance has changed his life. He used to be a persecutor, an arrogant braggart and self-sufficient man. But when he found Jesus in his life, he turned to be an encourager, a humble preacher and reluctant to God. Instead of keeping his eyes from the past, he looked at the future with an incredible sense of hope (Philippians 3:13-14).

We don’t need to be in the blinding light, Paul taught us some reasons that we can live with hope even in the midst of adversity:

1. God Forgives Us – When we are at peace with our creator, the future is always bright. ‘Since we have been made right with God by our faith, we have peace with God.’ (Romans 5:1)

2. God Favors Us – We don’t have to crawl and beg to God to help us with our endeavors. He loved you even when you rebelled against him. ‘But shows his great love for us in this way; Christ died for us while we were still sinners. (Romans 5:8)

3. God Turns Suffering into Hope – With God at work in our lives the very trials that could crush our spirits actually makes our hope even stronger. ‘We also have joy with our troubles, because we know that these troubles produce patience. And patience produces character, and character produces hope. (Romans 5:3-4)

4. God Helps Us When We Are Weak – One of the reasons we feel hopeless is that we just don’t believe we have what it takes to overcome challenges. Not to worry says God; Ill do for you what you cant do for yourself. ‘When we were unable to help ourselves, at the moment of our need, Christ died for us although we were living against God. (Romans 5:6)

So whenever we feel unhappy and lonely, have the hope that you can overcome your situation. Hope is some extraordinary spiritual grace that was given to us to control our fears. Today is Palm Sunday, we are approaching the most important week of the year. Holy week is an annual tradition to us Christian nation. This is the perfect time for us to reflect and reclaim our faith to our God and analyze our self. Mahal na Araw, were not meant literally that the price cost rose, but it means that God saves us at a very costly price. He sent is only son to suffer and be crucified in order to redeem us.