Romans 5:5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
There was an occasion when there were ten very discouraged and dejected lepers standing off at a distance when they saw Jesus coming into the village, so they shouted out "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" (Luke 17)
They knew that whenever Jesus appeared on the scene there was hope - hope for being healed which meant hope for their future to be transformed, and hope of being restored to their families and friends, and they weren't disappointed.
Psalm 42:11 the psalmist says "Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again - my Savior and my God! God wants us to remember as we start our new week that even though we may have been discouraged by circumstances or events, we can get our hopes up again because Jesus is on the scene of our lives and where He is, we can have a confident expectation of good - bible hope.
Be encouraged it's OK to put our hope in God, in Jesus, and all He achieved for us. God wants us to hope because without it our faith has nothing to hold on to. He wants us to believe for better days ahead, for Him to turn things around for our good, for our health to be restored, for our finances to meet our needs. His plans are to lift us up and fill us with His peace and purpose, to take away the frowns and anxieties and give us His joy and a smile.
Our faith will grow when we get our hopes up, so look up and hope again. Our verse says it wont lead to disappointment. Now that's a wonderful promise to start the week with, don't you think!? 😊Thank You Jesus.
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