July.30.02: Light For The Day - "Never Give Up Hope"

-- Lamentations 3:25 (NIV)
"The LORD is good to those whose hope is in Him,
to the one who seeks Him."

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Hope is a precious gift of our salvation.
While we can "hope" that our kids don't spill their soda,
we must remember that our only reliable hope is in what
we cannot see or control: the outrageous faithfulness of God.

Our responsibility to Him as His children is to study
His character so we will know, without a doubt, that whatever way
He deals with out circumstances in life, it's the right way.
Even when things don't work out the way we planned or desired,
He is all-knowing, all-loving, the beginning and the ending.
Hope is acting on the conviction that despite what we see with
the natural eye, God is working in the spiritual realm to accomplish
His perfect will in our lives. His hope does not disappoint!

God's Word declares hope. God's promises proclaim hope.
We must think hope. Speak hope. Pray hope. Sing hope.
Act hope. Share hope. In other words, get our hopes up.
Because hope has been given to us, we can expect the best,
even the worst conditions. Praise God!

-- Sheila Walsh

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-- Romans 12:12 (NIV)
"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer."

-- Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
"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."

-- Romans 15:13 (NIV)
"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."