For in this hope we were saved.  Now hope that is seen is not hope.  For who hopes what he sees?  But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.  Romans 8:24-25 If we knew every thing about our future, there would be no reason to have hope.  We would have nothing to look forward to.  We wouldn’t put our hope in Jesus. Hope is based on a deep assurance.  It is based on a firm confidence about future things.  Hope is connected to faith. Hope is connected to a complete trust in God. Since our salvation is past, present, and future, we…

As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.  Psalm 71:14 As we seek our Triune God, and keep up our faith in God; we will always have hope. Our hope is to know God and be guided by the Holy Spirit.  God has been our constant help in our past and will continue to be in the present and future of our life journey.  Our hope in God helps us to continue to serve him here on earth.  Our hope in God helps us to praise him more and more. As long as we have hope, we have something to look forward too,…

  Proverbs 24:14 Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you and your hope will not be cut off. What wisdom are you seeking?  Worldly or Godly? Wisdom means the sounds of an action or decision with regard to  experience, knowledge, and good judgement.  The ability to discern  and judge which aspects of that knowledge are true, right, lasting, and applicable to your life. In 2019 make this the year to seek God’s wisdom.  It will be sweet!  Having wisdom is sweet for our souls.  When you find the wisdom, you will have a future of hope that…

Grab your bible, grab your favorite pens and  pencils, and grab your favorite journal or writing pad!!! January 2nd, 2019!! Since the devotionals have been about hope, What are your hopes for the New Year of 2019?  Where would you like to see your relationship with God?  Is God asking you to do something for him this year? Take this time and seek God on the hope you have in your life. Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for this new year.  I am excited to see what things you have in store for your people.  Speak to each of us, as we sit before you seeking you! In Jesus Name,…

  Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Faith is trusting God in all things.  It does not base its hope on the visible circumstances, but on confidence in spiritual realities.  The same things that are the object of our hope are the object of our faith.  We can put our hope in God even when  we don’t physically see him.  We have hope in God’s promises.  We can lean on God.  Since we have hope, we have confidence of faith. The unseen things of hope become rare and real. Our hope in God is the faith we have that…

  Therefore, prepare your minds for actions, be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.  1 Peter 1:13 We just got done celebrating the birth of Jesus.  His whole purpose for his birth was to be the sacrifice for our sins.  He is our hope as we wait for His return.  As we wait for His return; we need to keep our minds prepared.  We need to be mentally alert.  One stays mentally alert when we stay in God’s word, memorizing Gods word.  We have to be obedient to God’s Word.  We need to disciplined in the ways of God’s…

Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that sufferings produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.  Romans 5:3-5 Who wants to rejoice in our sufferings? Most people complain and whine about their sufferings.  Have you ever rejoiced in your suffering?  Have you found the joy in our sufferings? I don’t pray for sufferings, trials, etc.  However, I do stop and realize through that time God is teaching me something.  Our attitude can help with the sufferings.  If you…

  Why you downcast, O My soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God for I will yet praise him, my savior and my God.  Psalms 43:5 Life can be hard.  It can be depressing.  People can zap all your joy out of you.  Life experiences can weigh  heavy on you. This can make a person’s soul feel down.  We can get stuck there.  However, we have to keep our hope in our Triune God.  We have to trust in His plan for our life.  He is not out to get us, to harm us, to hurt us.  He is there to  mold us, form us, to…

    “For I know the plans I have for you.” declares the Lord. “plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”   Jeremiah 29:11   God’s will is on most christians minds.  We want to be obedient to his will.  This thought seems to come to Seniors of high schoolers and college students.  what should we do with our life? Where does God want us to be? I have a journey quite far in this life and this verse has been a guiding post. I have gone through twists and turns to this life’s journey.  I keep coming back to this…

Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.  2 Corinthians 3:12 Hope means a feeling expectation and desire for a certain  thing to happen.  What is your hope founded on? Paul based his hope on the new covenant.  His hope was in Christ Jesus.  He is referring  to the gospel of the law in the earlier verses (may want to read 1 Corinthians 3:1-10).  Paul had confidence in the gospel of Christ.  This was the ministry of the Spirit.  He had confidence in eternal life through Christ.  This was  the ministry that showed the way of justification.  It will  never be done away, but to abide forever.…