As Paul prayed this for the Church in Ephesus, I too pray this over you today. I ask the Lord to shine a light on His Word that you may have understanding and confidence in His purpose and plan for your life. I ask that He show you very plainly that you are a precious child of His, and an heir of heaven.
Tag: hopeful anticipation
Lamentations 3: 19-20 ” I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope.”
Life does not spare anyone from loss, sorrow, and pain. So when we’re in the middle of trials, it’s difficult to take our eyes off the sadness and onto God. But here in Lamentations, Jeremiah voices his grief and suffering, yet he reminds himself that God’s great love and compassion never fail…and thus there is hope.
Romans 1: 11-12 ” I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong – that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each others faith.”
When you and another Believer meet, you have much more in common than you think, even if it’s a chance meeting in the grocery store. You share the mutual faith in Jesus Christ and are both part of the community of Believers. So your interaction now becomes inspired, giving hope and confidence to one another, and boosting each others faith.
Hebrews 6:19 ” We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.”
The verse before this one says that we need to “take hold of hope”…to hold fast to our faith and confidence especially when times get tough. This confidence we have is the foundation that we can rely on. This ” soul certainty” will not waver when darkness falls around us…it is unmovable…unshakable… it’s that unfailing trust in God that will see us through anything.
Acts 1: 4 ” On one occasion, while He was eating with them, He gave them this command: ‘ Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift My Father promised…’ “
Jesus said to wait for the promise…but how long must we tarry in hopeful anticipation? A week, a month, a year or more? That’s where our timing and God’s differ, for God’s timing is perfect, and learning to wait is part of His process…His purpose is the process of waiting for what He has promised.
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