Hebrews 6:18-19
so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain,
Truth: The Christian hope is not a "feeling" but a "person" - the Person of Christ
When the world talks about "hoping" for something, they conjure up a meaning for us that is quite different than the meaning for hope in God's word ... especially in the above passage. The world "hopes" for things based upon a flawed focus. They hope for a peace agreement in the Middle East and it based upon the character and trust of those negotiating. The character of the flawed nations is the foundation of their hope. Parents hope that their children will grow and make great choices and "turn out" okay. Their hope if founded upon the character of a child, or their skills for instilling character in their children. The world uses the word hope when they probably mean "we are crossing our fingers." When we read about hope in God's Word, however, and it is known as the Christian Hope, we are talking about a real person. The person of Christ. In the above passage we read that our hope is the person of Christ who enters into the inner place with God and sits at the right hand of God. When we read about hope in the New Testament for the Believer we read the following:
Titus 2:13
waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
Our hope is not a feeling, not based upon our own personal constructs, and not based in the flawed and sinless nature of men and nations. Our hope does't begin with what we feel but with WHO He is!! Our hope is a person. We have hope in the person of Christ. Our hope is that He will keep us until the end and perfect us to the end. He is our blessed hope!
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