Hope’

 HOPE; ENCOURAGED…

Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for and hope for and expect the Lord! Psalm 31: 24

[There is] one body and one Spirit--just as there is also one hope [that belongs] to the calling you received Ephesians 4: 4

But I will hope continually, and will praise You yet more and more. Psalm 71: 14

Hope deferred makes a heart sick it tells us in Proverbs 13:12.

I want to take a moment to pen a quick thought on the word HOPE!!! Just this morning spending time with my co-worker and getting ready for the work day a word came to me; HOPE. We need HOPE to make it through the day! We need HOPE to hold onto when all else seems to make no sense. Today I want to write about HOPE that makes a heart glad. 

Jesus is our HOPE. He is our salvation and our rock! 

• We must cling to the HOPE that heals! 
• We must hold onto the HOPE that rises above all! 
• We must glean from the word of truth that gives us HOPE! 
• We must share the good news of HOPE eternal! 
• We must spend time in worship with One who gives us HOPE!
• We must embrace HOPE in the hour of grief and sorrow!
• We must be the LIGHT of HOPE to the orphans and widows!
• We must offer HOPE to the destitute and broken!
• We must know His HOPE when all else fails!

There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. (Proverbs 23:18)

When we read the many verses on the word hope, encouragement comes to our mind with the peace that only comes from God. We have a sure HOPE and promise from our Heavenly Father. He is the God of HOPE that fills us with Joy and Peace as we trust in Him (see Romans 15:13). Taking a moment to meditate on HOPE today will bring an assurance of His lasting GRACE and MERCY. May you sense His presence in a sweet way today as you read these verses on HOPE, and may your day be at rest and peace as you walk in HOPE today! Clinging to the One who brings HOPE alive through the precious message of the Cross of HOPE! Be encouraged today my friend!