What hope can be found in the world we live in today? This world is on a downward spiral of hatred and cruelty. In ourselves, we don’t have the answer. Our only hope is that Christ will make all things new. We, as Christians, are not to focus on the present-day suffering, but on the glory which shall come. Refuse to allow suffering to cloud the glory of the hope of the Gospel. Don’t look at what we can see--this is only temporary. Look with the eyes of faith to the eternal things. Don’t focus on the suffering of this world--it’s not worthy to be compared to the glory which shall be revealed to us. When we consider the world and begin to feel hopelessness, we are not weighing things correctly. Our only redemption is the redeeming work of Christ. All of creation is awaiting this redemption. The hope of final salvation is nothing short of redemption of the whole creation. All of creation is united in groaning and suffering under the curse of sin and this will continue until the promised time of redemption and restoration. Look with hope to this coming redemption! The hope of the Gospel is the victory through our Lord. Redemption is coming so be the hands and feet of God in this world now! The hope of future deliverance will uphold us in trials. We do not now have this full salvation, but we have the first fruits of the Spirit as a guarantee that this full salvation will come! If we saw this hope now, we would not need faith. You have need of perseverance and endurance though, so live by faith now! Do not cast away your confidence! Continue to seek to do the will of God. Stop focusing on the sufferings now and see the more weighty glory which shall be revealed to us.