Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and bestselling author Dr. Paul David

Tripp connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. With Advent season upon us,

today's episode is going to feature another Advent sermon of Paul's from the archives. In it, Paul breaks down the prophecy 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 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 moment. 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.

I'm a father of grown children.

I know I look way too young for that.

But it's true.

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