Hope
by Brent Ndiffer
Dr. William Bucholz tells the story of overhearing two physicians discussing a paper they were to deliver at a national meeting of cancer specialists. One was complaining bitterly, "I don't understand it, Bob. We use the same drugs, the same dosage, and the same schedule of treatment. Yet I get a 22 percent recovery rate and you get a 74 percent recovery rate. How do you explain that?"
The other responded, "We both use Etoposide, Platinol, Oncovin, and Hydroxyurea. You put those letters together and tell people that you are giving them EPOH. I put them together and explain to them that they are receiving HOPE. I emphasize that they have a chance."
In the same manner, people in a world full of sin and hurt have hope through Jesus Christ. Our Savior has the formula that brings eternal happiness and blessings to His people. Today, remember that the hope we have sustains us and is living and active every day.
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade -- kept in heaven for you." 1 Peter 1:3-4 (NIV)Posted: 02/04/2000
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