"Hope believes that God is not done. Hope is the feeling we have, that the feeling we have, is not the feeling we WILL have. That is, hope is the (up) feeling we have that the (down) feeling we have is not permanent.
Many lose hope during tribulation, but God intends for tribulation to produce hope… through faith.
God was not done when Noah was in the boat, Sarah was barren, Joseph was in prison, Moses was on the run from Pharaoh, the children of Israel were pinned against the Red Sea, the walls of Jericho blocked possession of the promised land, Gideon was hiding from the Midianites, Samson was seduced by a woman and blinded, Ruth was widowed, David was mocked as a boy facing a giant, Job’s children were all killed, government officials persecuted Daniel, Jonah was in the belly of a fish, Paul couldn’t get rid of this thorn, and Jesus was put in the grave. God is not done!
Hope is not undone, because he is not done!"
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Six Important Links to the Meaning of Hope - Desiring God:
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