A New Hope
How often are you on social media? Do you come away depressed or energized after spending time on the various platforms? Well, admittedly, that’s due in large part to who or what you follow? But from my (R.C.) experience, it’s getting more and more difficult to not get angry or become saddened or discouraged from what I see on social media. The same is true for when I’m trying to find something new to watch on Netflix. Too much of the content that’s pushed my way is so depressing. Even from Christians. Maybe especially from Christians. I see a lot of the world living without hope. And it’s heartbreaking to see Christians doing the same. Why? 
Because we have Christ in us — THE HOPE OF GLORY!
If there are any people on earth who are to live with hope, it’s Christians. We are God’s people. We are His hope in this world. And when we live, act, speak without this hope, be it in real life or on social media, then we betray the very Hope of Glory Himself, Jesus Christ.
Anyway, it has been a recent trend that we’ve all been noticing: this world is showing just how little hope it has. But it constantly, continually looks for hope in humanity or any other man made things or ideas. And many Christians buy into this. But saints! We have Hope Himself living within us. We are in Christ, and He is the reality of Hope.. So, let us today explore this hope we have.
What is hope?

Noun

the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
a particular instance of this feeling:

Verb (used with object)

to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.
to believe, desire, or trust:

Verb (used without object)

to feel that something desired may happen:
Archaic . to place trust; rely (usually followed by in).

When you lack hope, it drains you of energy.
Hope in scripture

(Psalm 31:24) Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh.
(Psalm 39:7) Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.
(Psalm 43:5) Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him: my Savior, my helper, and my God.
(Psalm 71:5) For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh; my confidence from my youth.
(Romans 8: 24-25) 24 For we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees? 25 But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.
(Romans 15:4-6) 4 For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through patience and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. 5 Now the God of patience and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus, 6 that with one accord you may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(Romans 15:13) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
(2 Cor. 3:12) Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech
(Galatians 5:5) For we, through the Spirit, by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.
(Ephesians 1:17-21) 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; 18 having the eyes of your hearts[a] enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might 20 which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule, and authority, and power,