This post will be short and maybe not so sweet. I'm exhausted and should be sleeping along with my child. My child, who by the way, is logging awesome naps every day, but yet always tired and cranky in between naps and night time. Just cannot figure him out!
Today's prayer of the day is for Hope. Lord knows we need hope! Romans 15:13 says "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." The most wonderful thing I've learned about Biblical hope is that it is an indication of certainty- a confident expectation. Often times we use the word hope as a "wish" or expectation without certainty. The scriptural meaning is strong. It is not static or passive. It's dynamic, and its active. As one author puts it, "A Biblical hope is not an escape from reality or from problems. It doesn't leave us idle, drifting, or just rocking on the front porch. If our hope is biblical and based on God's promises, it will put is in gear." Biblical hope changes how we see ourselves, what we value, it affects what we do with our lives. Biblical hope gives us joy and peace (hence Romans 15:13). It gives us protection. It gives us strength, courage, and boldness. It gives us endurance, comfort, and confidence in the face of death.
Jesus, I thank you that we do have hope in You, even in the face of death. I thank you that our salvation is our hope in you. I pray that Bekham would understand this hope the moment he accepts you as his Lord and Savior. I pray that he would truly live a Spirit filled life so that he may overflow with hope. Help him understand that his hope in you is confident and strong. Its certain. It is not merely a wish or a desire.
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