The God of Hope

“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13

Richards continues his wonderful summary on the powerful biblical concept of hope with this inspiring summary:

“In what do we hope?...It is God who is the focus and object - and ultimate guarantee - of our hope. Everything you and I hope for is wrapped up in Jesus. He is the power who works our present transformation. He is the one whose return marks history’s furthest horizon. He is the one thorough whom each believer will experience both the resurrection of the body and the future’s full expression of eternal life.

Like the OT saints, you and I will know hurt and uncertain tomorrows. We may suffer and experience tragedy, yet we can face the future expectantly. We may have to wait a while for the full experience of the good that God intends for us, but God is fully committed to everyone who makes a faith commitment to Him. ‘For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope’ (Jeremiah 29:11).”

He is the hope of the hopeless, and He is all-sufficient for every burden. Hope in God and He will sustain you.

“Instruct those...rich in this present world not to...fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches...” 1 Timothy 6:17