Cultivate Hope The future is a glorious sequence

Cultivate Hope The future is a glorious sequence of revelations which the God of hope has yet to disclose. W. B. Pope (18221903) 10/25/2020

Romans 12: 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

Hope –elpis (el-pece') Joyful and confident expectation of good.

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

For we must consider that we shall be as a City upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us. So that if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so cause Him to withdraw His present help from us, we shall be made a story and a byword throughout the world. John Winthrop (1588– 1649)

Jeremiah 29: 7 But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.

Proverbs 29: 27 An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, but one whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked.

John 15: 18 If the world hates you, know that it has hated Me before it hated you.

John 3: 20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.

Philippians 4: 4 -7 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4: 4 -7 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Daniel 4: 17 The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, the decision by the word of the holy ones, to the end that the living may know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom He will and sets over it the lowliest of men.

Daniel 4: 25 that you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom He will.

Daniel 4: 32 and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. And you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom He will.

Daniel 4: 35 for His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation; all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and He does according to His will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay His hand or say to Him, “What have You done? ”

Psalm 2: 4 He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. (Ridicule, mocking, distain, etc. )

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

For Our Consideration… How is the Gospel the answer? Why did Jeremiah, by God’s command, ask people to seek the welfare of their city? What does that mean to you and me? Where does peace come from and how do we get and keep it? Why should we have hope regardless of our circumstances?

Prayer Focus Thank You Father for the Good News of Jesus Christ and all that is included within the Gospel. Thank You for Your grace, peace, love, and abounding hope. You alone are sovereign, glorious, and worthy of all praise and honor. May we not give into fear, but enter into hope and worship.