Colossians - Jesus is the Hope Bringer

She was taught to put treasured items in that box -- some china, some linen, some lace, heirlooms that were passed down to her that she hoped to give to her children one day, a kind of inheritance. She put that stuff in that box in the hope that one day she might get married and have a family of her own. In her day and time, this was a pretty common practice. A hope chest was a place where you stored items that represented your deepest desires and your greatest hopes. Hope chests aren’t too common anymore. Partly, I think, because our society has grasped the idea that it’s not always a great idea for a woman to put all of her hopes and dreams on the prospect of finding a man. It dawned on people that men may not always be the fulfillment of every longing in a woman’s heart. This is a good thing. But even though you may not have a hope chest in your home, we all have a place where we store our deepest desires and our greatest hopes. All human beings are hopers. We can’t help it. Hope is what gets us through. But the key question is, “What are you putting your hope in?