Every day the headlines give people another reason to lose hope. Wars spread, economies tremble, leaders deceive, and families are torn apart. Many read these stories and feel the world slipping out of their control. When that feeling settles into the heart, hope begins to disappear.
But the real reason hope is fading is because people place their hope in things that cannot save them. The world defines hope as a wish for better circumstances—a belief that people will improve, systems will stabilize, or life will finally become fair. But this kind of hope collapses easily. Economies fail, leaders fall, relationships break, and human promises fade. When hope is built on the world, it will always crumble with the world.
That is why so many wake one day feeling empty. The things they trusted—jobs, leaders, relationships, security—prove they cannot hold the weight of a human soul. The heart grows tired and begins to whisper, “Maybe nothing is going to get better.” This is life without true hope.
But the Bible reveals a different kind of hope—one found in a Person, not in circumstances. True hope is not built on human promises but on Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. The world offers wishes; Jesus offers certainty. He said, “In this world you will have trouble, but take heart; I have overcome the world.” He does not change. His Word does not fail. His promises do not crumble under pressure. And as Corrie Ten Boom once said, “Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”
When a heart turns toward Him, something inside begins to breathe again. The heaviness lifts. Prayer becomes trust instead of panic. The world may still shake, but the soul no longer does. Hope stops being a fragile feeling and becomes an anchor, just as the Scripture declares: “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.”
Looking back, the person realizes that Jesus was carrying them even when they could not see Him. What felt like the end becomes the beginning of a new strength. And the storms that once threatened to destroy them become the very places where faith grows deepest. Jesus Christ did not simply help them survive; He transformed them through the trial.
And now their life stands as living proof: Hope built on the world fails. Hope built on Jesus Christ stands forever.
So, this Thanksgiving, lay down the hopes that have disappointed you and take hold of the hope found in the Savior who never changes. The world shifts, but Jesus Christ stays the same yesterday, today, and forever.
“My hope is not in what changes.
My hope is in Jesus Christ, who never does.”