No Shame in Hope’s Game Biblical hope is the confident assurance and anticipation knowing for a certainty that no matter what, God will always keep His promise. This assurance and anticipation happens the closer a believer draws near to God through the tribulations of life, which was Paul’s point when he said that tribulation produces […]

The Hope of Glory Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God (Romans 5:1-2). By faith in Jesus Christ we now have access into […]

A Hope To Believe In I remember seeing a bumper sticker years ago saying, “God said it, I believe it, that settles it.” This is the faith of Abraham that gave him hope when circumstances seemed otherwise. His testimony reads, “Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, […]

The Better Hope If the promises of God are going to be realized, the keeping of the law, as found in the Tanach, the first five books in the Bible, is not the way. Basically it says, “Mess with me, and you’re toast.” No one can live a perfect life, and that is the type […]

The Better Hope If the promises of God are ever going to be realized, the keeping of the Mosaic Law is not the way. Basically, the law says, “Mess with me, and you’re toast.” No one can live a perfect life (Romans 3:10-12), and that is the type of life the law demands from beginning […]

A Soul Wait Our hope is in the Lord, and upon the Lord we wait with expectant hearts. But our wait isn’t merely physical, it is spiritual and it is a wait from the soul of our very being. In the Psalms we see such a soul wait. “I wait for the Lord, my soul […]

A Door of Hope When we go through the valleys of life, the Lord doesn’t sit up in heaven saying, “I hope they get through.” God isn’t apathetic to our situation; instead He will guide and protect us. Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in […]

The Hope of God’s Word Every day we’re faced with a world designed to take away our hope. There are trials and tribulations that tax our very souls and we wonder, “Is there any hope?” And the answer is yes, there is hope, and the more we read God’s word, the more strength and encouragement […]

Finding Hope in the Midst of Sorrow As I approached today and what I believe the Lord would have me share I came across a verse, one that I have read before but it really didn’t connect. “I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord […]

A New Normal What do I mean? Let’s say you lost your arm, and now you only have one arm. Does that mean you can’t live a full and fulfilled life? The answer is obviously no. Will life ever be the same as it was before you lost your arm? Again the answer is no, […]