There were about 8 pages of verses on Biblegateway.com when I searched for the keyword "hope". That's a lot. If you are feeling hopeless, read the Bible because there were a lot of people who thought they had no hope...and they found it, in God.
Hope by a dictionary's definition is an expectation or desire for a certain thing to happen...or it's a feeling of trust. So when you see something like this:
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. - Romans 15:13
...know that God created hope so that we in turn would overflow with hope from Him. He created it! We are to have hope in Him...that means we are to have desires like His desires and expectations that He will work and move in this life. Expectations that Jesus will return and judge and redeem everything on Earth. Expectations that He will provide our daily bread. That He will comfort our sorrows. That He will take care of us, love and forgive us.
I'm talking about hope because tonight hubby and I went to a worship celebration for the Hope Resource Center and the unveiling of "Gracie" - the new mobile unit. OMG:)
If you don't know what I'm talking about - HRC is a pregnancy medical clinic, and all the services are FREE! It's awesome! I've started volunteering there and love it.
Gracie is a donated tour bus (thank you country music singer) who has had a complete makeover. She'll be hitting the road and going to the far reaches of Knox County and hopefully beyond one day to serve women right in their neighborhoods.
I have hope that HRC is going to make a huge impact in this city. I have hope that God isn't finished with this city and has a master plan for the good of the people here. I have hope that lives will be changed and saved through Gracie's services.
I'm thankful for hope.
Where does your hope come from? slash - What do you hope in?
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