Scripture Of The Day - THE STRONGHOLD OF HOPE

Vine's Expository of Greek Words lists hope as "the favorable and confident expectation, the happy anticipation of good."

Paraphrasing -- The confident expectancy that something good is going to happen.

PRIMARY SCRIPTURE VERSES

Zechariah 9:12 - "Return to the stronghold, O prisoners who have the hope; this very day I am declaring that I will restore double to you."

Hebrews 11:1 -  "Now faith is the substance of thing hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

Colossians 1:27 - "...God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."

1 Thessalonians 5:8 -  "...as a helmet, the hope of salvation."

Before we can ever walk in true Biblical faith, it is imperative that we first be a people of "hope," possessing a happy anticipation that something good is about to happen.

WAYS TO OBTAIN HOPE

1. Be a person of the Word of God! Romans 15:4 - "...that through the perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope."
2. Lamentations 3:21-23 - "This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope." The Lord's lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. "The Lord is my portion," says my soul. "Therefore, I have hope in Him!"
3. Romans 15:13 - "...[Through faith] the power of the Holy Spirit [enables us to] abound in hope."

Yes, we have a sure expectation of unending ages of glory in the presence of the Lord. But we do not have to wait till we arrive in Heaven – we get to bring Heaven to earth. Let us return to the Stronghold of Hope and receive a double portion from the Lord!

DAILY CONFESSION:  I will hope in the Lord! Amen and Amen!

ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

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