Everyone loves to hear good news. It feels great when someone comes to us with a message that will change our lives for the better even more so if it is for all eternity. That is precisely what our lesson this week discusses: a message of hope given to people in a dark time. The message let them know that God was with them and would one day save them from despair. The good news for us today is that God still hears us and that the gospel proclaimed in the Bible is just as relevant now as it was when it was originally given.
Jesus has come to us and fulfilled many Old Testament prophecies, one of which will be examined this week. He has conquered sin for us so that we would not have to live as slaves to sin any longer. Because of Jesus, we have hope today (Expositor and Illuminator Union Gospel Press, Winter Quarter 2021).