Memorial Presbyterian Church

Lent 2024 Day 25: The Blessed Hope
Lent 2024

The Blessed Hope

Deacon Gloria S. Reddick

So many predictions of the end of the world have come and gone. These predictions are unsettling and often fill people with fear. Yet the Bible does refer to a time called “the day of the LORD” when He will return. It will happen but only God knows when.


It’s a day that Jesus’s followers can look forward to. Considering that time to come, the apostle Peter tells us how the believer can live with joyful purpose (2 Peter 3:10-18). We can look upward by living Christ-honoring lives. We can look inward by making every effort to be found at peace with God. And we can look outward by being on guard, so we aren’t carried away by the wrong influence of others.


How do we do this?  By “growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” When we grow in character through His written Word, we begin to relate more closely to Jesus, the Living Word. The Holy Spirit take God’s Word and guides us in the way to live.


The day of the Lord shouldn’t be a fearful day for Jesus’s followers. Our King will return to make all things right and to rule forever. We wait for that time with great anticipation.  It is our “blessed hope.”

Lenten Prayer

Jesus, thank you for your guidance as I interact with others during this 40-day Lenten season and beyond. Help me to recognize their needs and concerns. Even when I’m with others, I ask to be attuned to You and to Your guidance – to know when to listen and when to speak.

Your grace is sufficient for me when I am afraid to share or don’t have the perfect words to say. Especially in my weakness, You have room to work through me, so I thank You for going before me in every interaction, empowering me to carry out the good work which you have planned for me in advance.

May you be glorified in and through each of us as we serve you, our King! May we gladly yield to Your rule in our lives now as we look forward to the day when You reign for all eternity.

In Jesus’s name, we pray, Amen!!!

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