Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

In today's episode, we'll continue through Paul's Advent series with the second of four sermons.

In this message, Paul preaches from Isaiah 59 to show where hope is truly found.

Hope is never found in a situation, relationship, or location.

Hope is only found in a person, and his name is Jesus.

Well, I don't know if you've thought about this or not, but you're hardwired for hope.

You don't live by instinct.

Every decision you make, every choice you make, every response you have, every response you have to the situations and relationships of your life is fueled by,

motivated by hope. Your story, the story of your life is a hope story. Your most happy moments are hope moments. Your saddest moments are about hope dashed,

hope destroyed. You're always looking for hope. You're always attaching the hope of your heart to something now

here's what hope is hope is always an object and an expectation you're always hoping in something

and asking that something to deliver something to you.

That's what hope is.

Hope's always an object and always an expectation.

And I don't know if you're like me.

Well, I do know you are like me.

We tend to look for hope in all the wrong places. We tend to look for hope where

it can't be found and so we're often disappointed, often frustrated, often confused because we want

things to give us hope that just can't give us hope.

For me, maybe that means I want to find my hope in the constant affirmation of the people

in my life.

Just make me feel good about me.

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