Isaiah 40:31 NIV but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
How’s your hope doing today? Done any soaring lately? The reason I ask is because without hope our faith won’t have anything to grab a hold of. When a man is drowning he will grab a rope if you throw him one because it’s his only hope of survival.
God says now these three will remain, faith, hope and love. We often pass over the word hope to get to the love bit. Yes we know love is the greatest but don’t let’s discount faith and hope. We need them too!😊
Do we sometimes grow weary and heavy and faint because we’ve forgotten to hope in the Lord? You see our hope isn’t an airy fairy thing with no foundation. Our hope is in the LORD Himself. He has given us hope so we can believe for something, so we can walk in joy and peace. Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Bible hope is a certain expectation of good. Worldly hope is a wishful, uncertain, vague thing. Our hope is not in doctors, or lawyers, or bankers or friends or family. Our hope is in the living God who rescued 3 million slaves, who parts Red Seas. Our hope is in Jesus who makes blind eyes see, who delivers people from demons and all the oppression of the enemy, who feeds 5,000 plus people with a little boy’s packed lunch!
Let’s get our hopes back up, let’s feed our faith so we can receive all the peace and joy we want, so we can soar above the difficulties and trials of life. God wants you to get your hopes up. He can provide that job, that home, that restored relationship, that healing. Put your trust in the Lord and get your hopes up again by basing it on His word and His promises today.😊
God says “GET YOUR HOPES UP!”
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