Faith and Hope

"O Lord, come back to us! How long will you delay?

Take pity on your servants!

Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love,

so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives.

Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery!

Replace the evil years with good.

Let us, your servants, see you work again;

let our children see your glory.

And may the Lord our God show us his approval

and make our efforts successful.

Yes, make our efforts successful!"

(Psalm 90:13-17)

Moses' life was a roller coaster ride. He spent the first 40 years of his life growing up in royalty. The next 40 years on the back side of the desert, then 40 years with the irritating Israelites in the wilderness. He never did get to the promised land, yet his life lands his name on the Hall of Fame of Faith.

This Psalm reveals two very important qualities in Moses life: Faith and Hope.

Though Moses went through difficult and frustrating times, he never lost faith that God was in complete control of the future. Here he prays and asks God to make their efforts successful.

As long as their is faith and hope there is a future.