Hope is such a gift.
Where would any of us be without hope? How many stories have we heard of someone who took their own life. It's not because they were trying to be selfish, as many would say suicide is a selfish act. When someone thinks about ending it all to the point of taking their own life its because they were hopeless. They felt like there was nothing to hold onto, no possibilities that were full of hope.
What about in marriage...when two people seek divorce? It means there was no hope. Not in the way of it just didn't have what it takes or it cant possibly work....but because no one was holding onto hope. The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him, says Lamentations 3:33.
The bible is full of verses of hope. Hebrews 6:19 tells us that "we have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure". Wow, in just one verse I can see the power of hope. An anchor for the soul. What does an anchor do? Wikipedia says "an anchor is a device...used to connect a vessel to the bed of the body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current". Imagine that weight of hope that connects you to Him and plants you firmly so when storms of life or the things of life come you won't drift away. Its beautiful.
God tells us "there is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cutoff" in Proverbs 23 and in Jeremiah 29:11 He tells us, for Ii know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future." There is hope for us and He gives it to us! It's a gift. "But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine", Psalm 33:18-19. Hope is powerful enough to keep us from the snare of death and keep us alive through famine! If the eyes of the Lord are on those who hope in Him, then He must answer that hope! Put your hope in Him.
Have you ever heard someone talk about false hope? What is that exactly, false hope? The bible tells us that hoping for something that can be seen is no hope at all. Basically if it seems possible then it is not hope in the first place. Hope actually requires a sense of being impossible, unattainable...grand! "Hope that is seen is no hope at all", Romans 8:24.
In Romans 5, we are told to even glory in our sufferings because it produces perseverance, character, and hope. That hope is what will get you through anything, remember the winds that try to take you here to there and toss you around. Hope will hold you firm and secure.
The bible tells us in many places that when we hope in Him and His unfailing love we are not consumed and He is faithful. Put your hope in Him, the constant one, the one whose love for you is so deep and so wide, the one who sent His only son to bear our burdens of sin on a gruesome cross and take our place, who died and then rose again giving us the same righteousness as Jesus Christ himself and power and authority, made us perfectly blameless so our relationship with the creator of it all including you, could have a perfect relationship. He loves you so much He wants to be with you. He wants you to look to Him and hope in Him, because He is good. In Him are all things good. He gives life. He is a good father whose eyes are on those that hope in Him. The bible says He does NOT willingly bring affliction or grief to anyone (Lamentations 3), He has a good plan for you, it is full of hope and prosperity. One of the greatest things is hope. 1 Corinthians says, "these three remain: faith, hope, and love." This is what we need for life, He has equipped us. Faith, hope and love rest in Him and they are fully ours to hold onto.
What is it that you've been needing? What have you been going through? Do you need hope? Put your hope in Him. Let it be an anchor for your soul!
Romans 4 shares about Abraham receiving the promises of God because he hoped against hope. The fact was that his body was as good as dead, yet he hoped in God, the one who promised him offspring as numerous as the stars, and the bible says not only did God keep his promise but is was accredited to Abraham as righteousness: to have hoped even when the facts staring at him were saying "it's not possible!"
It doesn't matter what scenario or situation you are in. Glory in Him and you will persevere and increase your hope. Hope creates boldness (2 Cor.) He gives us hope (Psalm 119:49).
Put you hope in Him. He doesn't fail us. Be patient and wait. Be strong and take heart. It's gonna be more than just okay, it's gonna be GREAT!
Where would any of us be without hope? How many stories have we heard of someone who took their own life. It's not because they were trying to be selfish, as many would say suicide is a selfish act. When someone thinks about ending it all to the point of taking their own life its because they were hopeless. They felt like there was nothing to hold onto, no possibilities that were full of hope.
What about in marriage...when two people seek divorce? It means there was no hope. Not in the way of it just didn't have what it takes or it cant possibly work....but because no one was holding onto hope. The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him, says Lamentations 3:33.
The bible is full of verses of hope. Hebrews 6:19 tells us that "we have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure". Wow, in just one verse I can see the power of hope. An anchor for the soul. What does an anchor do? Wikipedia says "an anchor is a device...used to connect a vessel to the bed of the body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current". Imagine that weight of hope that connects you to Him and plants you firmly so when storms of life or the things of life come you won't drift away. Its beautiful.
God tells us "there is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cutoff" in Proverbs 23 and in Jeremiah 29:11 He tells us, for Ii know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future." There is hope for us and He gives it to us! It's a gift. "But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine", Psalm 33:18-19. Hope is powerful enough to keep us from the snare of death and keep us alive through famine! If the eyes of the Lord are on those who hope in Him, then He must answer that hope! Put your hope in Him.
Have you ever heard someone talk about false hope? What is that exactly, false hope? The bible tells us that hoping for something that can be seen is no hope at all. Basically if it seems possible then it is not hope in the first place. Hope actually requires a sense of being impossible, unattainable...grand! "Hope that is seen is no hope at all", Romans 8:24.
In Romans 5, we are told to even glory in our sufferings because it produces perseverance, character, and hope. That hope is what will get you through anything, remember the winds that try to take you here to there and toss you around. Hope will hold you firm and secure.
The bible tells us in many places that when we hope in Him and His unfailing love we are not consumed and He is faithful. Put your hope in Him, the constant one, the one whose love for you is so deep and so wide, the one who sent His only son to bear our burdens of sin on a gruesome cross and take our place, who died and then rose again giving us the same righteousness as Jesus Christ himself and power and authority, made us perfectly blameless so our relationship with the creator of it all including you, could have a perfect relationship. He loves you so much He wants to be with you. He wants you to look to Him and hope in Him, because He is good. In Him are all things good. He gives life. He is a good father whose eyes are on those that hope in Him. The bible says He does NOT willingly bring affliction or grief to anyone (Lamentations 3), He has a good plan for you, it is full of hope and prosperity. One of the greatest things is hope. 1 Corinthians says, "these three remain: faith, hope, and love." This is what we need for life, He has equipped us. Faith, hope and love rest in Him and they are fully ours to hold onto.
What is it that you've been needing? What have you been going through? Do you need hope? Put your hope in Him. Let it be an anchor for your soul!
Romans 4 shares about Abraham receiving the promises of God because he hoped against hope. The fact was that his body was as good as dead, yet he hoped in God, the one who promised him offspring as numerous as the stars, and the bible says not only did God keep his promise but is was accredited to Abraham as righteousness: to have hoped even when the facts staring at him were saying "it's not possible!"
It doesn't matter what scenario or situation you are in. Glory in Him and you will persevere and increase your hope. Hope creates boldness (2 Cor.) He gives us hope (Psalm 119:49).
Put you hope in Him. He doesn't fail us. Be patient and wait. Be strong and take heart. It's gonna be more than just okay, it's gonna be GREAT!
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