Something Better:

            We have a better hope:

Hebrews 7:19
19 (for the Law made nothing perfect), and on the other hand there is a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.

Hebrews 11:39-40
39 And all these, having gained approval through their faith, did not receive what was promised,
40 because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they would not be made perfect.

            There were many promises in the Law for the children of Israel. They had a hope in the present and in the future through their relationship with God in the covenant they had with Him. However, they could not draw near to God. He was always far off. They could only hope that they had done whatever was necessary for them to be heard by Him when they cried for help. They did, though, have a hope in this covenant. In the second Scripture associated with this concept, the great men and women of old gained approval with God through their faith; and yet, they didn’t receive the Great Promise that God had made to them.

            We have a greater hope based on better promises made to us. Through the New Covenant, we can draw near to God. He is not far away from us like He was with them. We can know Him personally through His Son, Jesus. We can experience His promises in this life and the next.

If you could hear God speak, I believe this is what He would say:

            "My people of old had a hope in Me. It was a hope that they did not see and had no idea of exactly what it would be like. You have a hope fixed on Me that will bring you into a better life on earth, not just in Heaven. You have a freedom they did not have. You have insight that they did not have. They could not see, yet they believed in Me. You can see because you believed in Me. As you walk in Me, you will see the hope realized in your life. There is more to come, but there is a revelation of that future hope in Me as you allow My Spirit to reveal it to you. You cannot find it apart from Him. In Me you have hope. In the world you have no future. You  only have failure in the world.”

            62. I have an even greater hope than the people of God in the Old Testament. That’s because there is something better for me than they had.