February 15. Love Hopes All Things

February 15. Love Hopes All Things

The Greek word used here is ‘elpizo.’  To look forward to something with confidence and expectation.

I’ve always had something to look forward to, something to hope for.  When I was in high school, a pastor spoke to a large group of youth and told us to be wary of always looking forward with expectation because we would miss the moments in which we were living.  As much as I understand what he was telling to us, I also think that having those dreams and expectations, hopes and possibilities out in front keeps us moving forward.

If we replace the word ‘Love’ in this passage with Christ’s name, we discover a passion that comes from God regarding how He wants us to live.  Jesus hopes all things for us. He doesn’t expect us to fail or be miserable, he looks forward to our futures with great confidence and expectation.

When we wake up in the morning and look at the day with hope, knowing that it has the potential to be amazing; He is beside us with encouragement.  When we get to the end of the day and it has been an awful day, it is Jesus who looks at us and offers hope that the next day will be better.

All of these things that Paul writes to the Corinthians about in this chapter are things that they were unable to do well.  He reminded them that their focus was in the wrong place.  When they didn’t know how to hope … love still did.  When they felt that all hope was lost and their lives would be miserable, Jesus still saw hope for the future.  There was also still hope for the church in Corinth, no matter how far down they had dragged themselves.

In love, we hope for more.  In love we find that hope is fulfilled.  In love, hope becomes reality.