Abounding in HOPE

Text: Romans 15:13(KJV)

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Friends, hope is the lifeline of our faith in Christ. Yes, we must live with an overflow of assurance that God is able. Hence, our hope must be alive because there is need for confidence expectation to that heart desire. This helps us to always remain alert that something good is coming from God even when the situation seems dry, if not delayed. Unfortunately, many people have lost their hope because of failure of yesterday, disappointments, and also life challenges that has brought about heartbreaks. 1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which… hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.  But, we must do all to abound in hope in which case there is overflow of expectation by reason of God’s promises. Remember, when your hope dies, your vision fades away which leads to weakness and hopelessness. Therefore, with our hope alive, we can look up even when other circumstances says give up. Romans 5: 2-5 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God… and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost.

Interestingly, when our hope is alive something ignites faith into us, which makes our heart strengthened and our future opens up for greatness. Abounding in hope help us to see possibilities as our perspective changes for good. Colossians 1:27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. However, we must learn to live on joyful expectation that God can do it inspite of the delays. So, I encourage us not to just remain on wishful thinking rather we should build confidence trust on the faithfulness of our God concerning that expectations in Jesus name.

PRAYER POINT: 

Heavenly Father, renew our strength for active faith as we cultivate time with the word and moments in fellowship with God the father, Son and the Holy Spirit in Jesus name.

ACTION QUOTE: Remember, we need to anchor our soul in God that keeps us calm in the phase of the storm.