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This is good news my friends and family. That regardless of our circumstances we can have hope. When the reports of war fall on your ears and the ones you love have cancer. When there is so much deception and the truth is a weak thin thread. When the questions you have seem without answers. When you have suffered loss of home, support, and all seems bleak where does your hope come from?

One of my favorite scriptures is found in Romans 15:13 which says, "Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." Without hope we are lost. The will to live is gone. The pain we are in makes no sense. Yet, here we see there Is hope!

We ask, "What is God waiting for?" Still we can say with David in Psalm 39:7..."And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You."

In all of history the same questions are asked again and again. When God's simple answer is not enough and man has changed God's Word to conform to their own liking...God's Word is still unchangeable! The battle is a battle for lives to be saved. Jesus came to earth as God's perfect Son. While the cross was ahead of Him so was the glory over death, hell and the grave! In the end, the fight is fought for eternity, and the prize is the souls of mankind."

We keep on waiting. Hope is to wait with expectation and confidence! It is not wishful thinking! Romans 5:5 says, "Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us." Praise the Lord!

We do not sorrow as those who have no hope. (1 Thessalonians 4:13). Jesus Christ is our Savior and our hope. (1 Timothy 1:1-2). The list is long. Please search God's Love Letter, His Word for more about this hope we have.

Today, I received bad news about a friend; stage four cancer of the throat. I heart is in pain for him but, my hope is that Jesus will be the One to hold his hand and guide him into eternal life. Most important is that we are instruments of hope. We share Christ to a lost and dying world. Our mission while we wait is to tell others about the wonderful power and plan of God. The questions will come. Only point the way to Jesus.

I pray Father that You would increase our faith and transform our lives with hope. Help us to believe. Fill us with Your Holy Spirit and may our lives reflect Joy and peace in believing so others are drawn to You. We bless Your Holy, matchless name, amen.

Abundance is...in believing