In whom alone can we truly hope forever? Let’s begin in Psalm 146.
Is praising God with our whole being good for us or for Him?
Praise the Lord! Let my whole being praise the Lord! I will praise the Lord with all my life; I will sing praises to my God as long as I live. (Ps 146:1-2 CEB)
Can we totally depend on even the greatest leaders among us?
You can't depend on anyone, not even a great leader. Once they die and are buried, that will be the end of all their plans. (Ps 146:3-4 CEV)
Where should we put our ultimate hope, in human leadership or God?
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever; who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. (Ps 146:5-7a ESV)
What work is God involved in? Do we neglect prisoners, the blind, foreigners, orphans and widows?
The Lord frees prisoners. The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord raises up those who are oppressed. The Lord loves the righteous. The Lord protects foreigners and helps the fatherless and the widow, but He frustrates the ways of the wicked. (Ps 146:7b-9 HCSB)
How much longer will God reign than any human leader, good or evil?
The Lord will reign forever, your God, Zion, for all generations! Hallelujah! (Ps 146:10 ISV)
What did the angel Gabriel announce to Mary about her son’s kingdom?
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. (Luke 1:31-33 KJV)
Is this prophecy repeated in the symbolic prophecies of Revelation?
Then the seventh angel sounded, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.” (Rev 11:15 LSB)
In whom alone can we truly hope forever? You decide!
