This is the scriptures from my holy class a couple weeks ago. Enjoy and be Blessed!
Romans 15:13 "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope."
When we think of hope, we think of what we desire in this life. What we "hope" for in this life. But David speaks of a different hope,
Paslm 39:7 "But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you."
David knew with the Lord, He had nothing to look for. He speaks of his hope being IN the Lord. This is where it should be. It's not bad for us to desire for things and pray that God will fulfill the desires of our hearts, but we are to put our hope IN HIM. This is most importannt.
Isaiah 40:31 NIV version says "But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
The Lord restores those who put their hope IN Him. Not in the desires of their hearts, in the things of this world...IN Him.
In Chinese, the word for hope is made up of two radicals. One means "engage" which is defined as to "hold fast" and the other radical is to "look up".
So when we hope IN or FOR something we are engaging, holding fast and looking up to that object, person or desire. Then considering this translation and meaning, shouldn't our hope always be IN the Lord. So that when we engage ourselves, when we hold fast and look up, that it's all to the Lord?
Hope is what sustains the soul in the midst of trials and testing. It's what enables us to bear it all without complaint. If our hope is in anything else but the Lord, we will fall when we come to those trials and testing.
When we think of hope, we think of what we desire in this life. What we "hope" for in this life. But David speaks of a different hope,
Paslm 39:7 "But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you."
David knew with the Lord, He had nothing to look for. He speaks of his hope being IN the Lord. This is where it should be. It's not bad for us to desire for things and pray that God will fulfill the desires of our hearts, but we are to put our hope IN HIM. This is most importannt.
Isaiah 40:31 NIV version says "But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
The Lord restores those who put their hope IN Him. Not in the desires of their hearts, in the things of this world...IN Him.
In Chinese, the word for hope is made up of two radicals. One means "engage" which is defined as to "hold fast" and the other radical is to "look up".
So when we hope IN or FOR something we are engaging, holding fast and looking up to that object, person or desire. Then considering this translation and meaning, shouldn't our hope always be IN the Lord. So that when we engage ourselves, when we hold fast and look up, that it's all to the Lord?
Hope is what sustains the soul in the midst of trials and testing. It's what enables us to bear it all without complaint. If our hope is in anything else but the Lord, we will fall when we come to those trials and testing.
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