Romans 12:10-12 (NKJV) 10 Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; 11 not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; 12 rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer;
There’s a lot of good stuff in these verses that could be taught on, but today we’re going to focus on one thing; hope. Faith & hope work hand in hand.
Hebrews 11:1 (NKJV) 11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Everything we do related to our walk with God is based on hope. So what is hope?
Hope: To cherish a desire with anticipation. To desire with the expectation of obtainment. To expect with confidence. Trust
Our walk of faith is built upon hope. And it is this hope that helps to keep us going each day.
We trust God, therefore we put hope in the promises that He has made in His word. There are things in His word that we have never seen, or seen proof of, but we place our trust in Him, with hope.
When God answers a prayer or we see Him perform a miracle, we no longer hope for that thing. It was fulfilled.
Once something is seen and obtained, it is no longer hoped for. It is now a reality. But we continue holding onto hope for other promises of God.
The enemy will, many times, work on our minds, to try to get us to let go of hope. He will try to crush us emotionally in order to get us to give up. But if we hold fast to our confession of faith in God, our hope will not be crushed, but affirmed and made stronger.
Hebrews 10:23 (NKJV) 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
So we urge you today to hold on to hope. Never let go, for if we lose hope, we have nothing.
God is faithful to sustain us and bring victory to our lives, if we hold fast to our hope and don’t waver, and if we allow Him to move in the way that He sees fit to move, not putting Him in a box and trying to tell Him how to do His job 🙂
Hold on to hope!
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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