When I needed encouragement...

The Gift of Hope

For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. Romans 8:24,25 NKJV

I am Hope.

I give you more than future glory,

I am your present glory.

I understand when you are uncertain about My will,

when you cry out in despair for the life of a loved one,

the mending a relationship

that has gone awry like a sprung coil,

or for physical healing.

Do not lose heart,

do not lose hope,

because I hear and I answer.

My ears are not closed to your voice;

I know your heart, I hear you,

but My perfect will does not flop like fish on the sand.

I cannot change because you insist you know better than I.

Allow My written Word, which throbs

with the power of hope,

to enter you mind and body

like fresh blood in your veins,

new life in your thoughts.

Your faith is the very substance, that is the express image, of what you hope for.

The unseen answer is your present assurance

and evidence of the fulfillment

of My loving promises to you.

You have what you have asked for.

Take My mind, My wisdom, My knowledge, My understanding, these My gifts to you,

to give you hope, for your hope is My Son,

The One who builds your mansion even now.

Tell Me, how will you recognize the sound of His holy hammer and chisel without hope?

Caress the sister of love, which is My gift of hope,

for you have not been guided

by human wisdom, no.

I have taught you by My Holy Spirit,

so now! Bulldoze the mountains, sound the battle cry, prepare to win!

Your hope of glory is Christ in you.

I Peter 1:16, Psalm 99:3, Hebrews 7:26, Luke 11:13, Hebrews 11:1, Matthew 5:8, Colossians 1:27

*Marie Chapian - God's Heart for You