It’s been awhile since I have found the need to write about something. It’s only been recently that something has bubbled up out of the depths of my subconscious. At this point I fear that I won’t be able to do the subject justice because I have barely begun to recognize its importance in life.
I hate to qualify the meaning of hope by using a definition from the dictionary but when I looked it up I was pleased to find that what I wanted to say about hope fell into what Webster had referenced. (Go figure, who would have ever guessed) duh.
Hope: the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best.
A person or thing in which expectations are centered.
To look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.
To believe, desire, or trust
What spurred hope’s relevancy in my life? First off let me clue you in on how cynical I was about the word hope and my ignorance of the value of it. It used to be a huge pet peeve of mine when someone would respond to a request with the statement “I hope so”. Being the absolute person I am; I would counter their response with…”what does hope have to do with it? It’s either yes or no, you only say “I hope so” because you don’t want to commit.”
God being the merciful guy He is, clued me in on the importance of hope and boy did I ever feel dumb…I guess that’s why it was written “it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe”. Hope is not some vague idea of someone who can’t commit or some far fetched belief that something great just might happen someday. When it comes to the kingdom of God hope is the anchor that our faith holds on to.
To do the subject justice I will take a little on at a time. So far I have seen several different patterns in the Bible when it refers to hope. There is the hope in the Word, hope in the Gospel, and hope in eternal life, and of course Hope in God. Well see how this turns out. To be continued….
I hate to qualify the meaning of hope by using a definition from the dictionary but when I looked it up I was pleased to find that what I wanted to say about hope fell into what Webster had referenced. (Go figure, who would have ever guessed) duh.
Hope: the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best.
A person or thing in which expectations are centered.
To look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.
To believe, desire, or trust
What spurred hope’s relevancy in my life? First off let me clue you in on how cynical I was about the word hope and my ignorance of the value of it. It used to be a huge pet peeve of mine when someone would respond to a request with the statement “I hope so”. Being the absolute person I am; I would counter their response with…”what does hope have to do with it? It’s either yes or no, you only say “I hope so” because you don’t want to commit.”
God being the merciful guy He is, clued me in on the importance of hope and boy did I ever feel dumb…I guess that’s why it was written “it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe”. Hope is not some vague idea of someone who can’t commit or some far fetched belief that something great just might happen someday. When it comes to the kingdom of God hope is the anchor that our faith holds on to.
To do the subject justice I will take a little on at a time. So far I have seen several different patterns in the Bible when it refers to hope. There is the hope in the Word, hope in the Gospel, and hope in eternal life, and of course Hope in God. Well see how this turns out. To be continued….
