Hope

What is it that gives an individual the will to push through any hardship? Hope endures all things, does it not? I am persuaded that hope is such a powerful force that it achieves miraculous feats. The Bible is full of wonderful examples and I believe this applies to all of God creation.

Give a rat half a chance to survive and witness his endurance, on the other hand trap it with no possible escape and see how quickly it gives up its life. All anyone needs for any bout is just a glimmer of hope. This is a principle that applies to all. As for the Christian once we are captivated by the hope that is ours in Christ, nothing and I mean nothing will be able to stop us from achieving our objectives. It is a beautiful things when our faith in Christ drives us to perceiver whatever hardship we face as a stepping stone in locating our objectives and all because we are persuaded about the hope that is ours in HIM. To know that someday we will have a character like our beloved Saviour. What a day that will be. Because of this its verses like these that blow us away…

“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8: 38-39) – Do you echo this mantra? If not, your faith is not nourishing your hope correctly. It is the hope of the righteous that brings with it joy. Hardships only bring complains when we are living under the “old man's” stimulus. That which dominated prior to salvation. I don’t have time to go into great depths on this, suffice to say that in this life and in these bodies the war rages on and we will be constantly pushed in one of two directions. As new creatures in Christ or with a conduct that comes naturally. This is why the WORD OF GOD is crucial for our lives. The unsaved do not have ears to hear the voice of God, they are unresponsive to it. Paul was totally persuaded about the hope that was his in Christ, are we? Father God renew a right spirit in us I pray. It’s one thing to echo a beautiful truth from the bible, but quite another thing altogether to live it with conviction.

Any hope deferred makes the heart sick. But while we have breath we have hope. Once we embrace our Saviour with open arms it's astonishing how our hope is rekindled. No matter where you are or what the struggle, Jesus in us the hope of glory is what feeds our determination when we are walking in the Spirit.  

Faith in the finished work of the cross is a must for our hope to reach its full potential. I inspire you to be aware of your predicament, do not turn a blind eye to it, but rather use it to fuel the fire of hope. The brilliance of God. We haven’t even begun to scratch the surface, ok, maybe we have begun to scratch it, but how much more is there to explore, wow! And to have a hope that one day I will audibly hear HIM confess me as his son is almost beyond my comprehension. That day is coming and all because I am rooted in Christ. Thank you Father. I have a hope to wonderful to pass up, do you share my sentiment?

I know that I tend to lose focus when my hope is clouded with the clutter of this present age. However, it doesn’t take much for us to come to our senses, but come we must. We have eye salve to see, God has given it to us in Christ, praise His name, Amen! Can a fire burn without fuel? Can our hope be kindled without the hardships of life? Although many lessons can be taught, they need to be lived in order to bear fruit.

Let me leave you with this encouragement; “For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.” (Romans 8:24-25)

Signing off

Tyrone