{"id":23102,"date":"2014-12-01T00:20:32","date_gmt":"2014-12-01T05:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=23102"},"modified":"2014-11-30T20:37:39","modified_gmt":"2014-12-01T01:37:39","slug":"hope-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/01\/hope-lord\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope in the Lord"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SHhopeadvent\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.<\/span>
\n It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,<\/span>
\n where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf.<\/span>
\n Hebrews 6:19-20<\/span><\/p>\n

Hope<\/strong><\/span> is a product of having faith that something that you have been looking for, or been desiring to have, will come to pass.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Hope<\/span> moves you from anxiety to fact of life
\n\u2022 Hope<\/span> comes from deep inside your heart
\n\u2022 Hope<\/span> gives confidence<\/p>\n

Our Hope<\/span> (the One Who moves us from anxiety and gives us confidence) is the Lord Jesus Christ. \u00a0He became our Hope<\/span> of glory over 2000 years ago. \u00a0When faced with challenges in this life He (our Hope<\/span>) should be our number one main Friend to go to before interacting with anyone else.<\/p>\n

To whom God was pleased to make known how great for the Gentiles
\nare the riches of the glory of this mystery,
\nwhich is Christ within and among you, the Hope<\/span> of glory.
\nColossians 1:27<\/p>\n

To hope<\/span> in the Lord is to trust Him fully with our lives. \u00a0It involves looking to Him as our Source of help and grace in time of need.<\/p>\n

…But those who hope<\/span> in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
\nIsaiah 40:31<\/p>\n

Those who hope<\/span> in the Lord have His promise of<\/p>\n