Hoping takes faith
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. (Titus 2:13 KJV)
At the onset of new beginnings, we look forward to new horizons with hope and expectancy. The dictionary’s definition of hope is to expect, anticipate, look for, want, wish for, long for. The New Testament gives a firmer, more sure definition: “a desire of some good and an expectation of obtaining it.”
When I think of the word hope, I think of expectancy and that the outcome will be the fulfillment of something wonderful. This thought alone gives me joy to keep my gaze directed upward. For those of us who believe, it could be likened to what we will feel when Jesus comes bursting through the clouds at His Second Coming.
Similarly, we can look forward to a new endeavor with exhilaration because of all the untapped possibilities awaiting us. Perhaps many of the things we were unable to accomplish yesterday can be achieved today, tomorrow, or in the future. When patience is coupled with hope, wonderful things can happen.
Hoping takes faith. It takes faith to hope. Our hope was fulfilled in Him. Jesus was the fulfillment, the manifestation and embodiment of hope. We receive the gift of hope from Jesus because He possessed this virtue in Himself. [1]
The greatest need in our world today is the need for hope. We thrive on hope, we rejoice in hope, we witness in hope, knowing that experience works hope. ‘Happy is he . . . whose hope is in the Lord his God (Psalm 146:5) There is hope for the future. - Billy Graham
[1] Anchor Run the Race with Hope
