Hope and Wait
The good news is HOPE because it changes everything. The bad news? WAIT for it!!!
I mean, who wants to wait for anything these days? No one I know!
Bible Drill!
“And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You. Psalm 39.7
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope. Psalm 130.5
And I will wait on the Lord, Who hides His face from the house of Jacob; And I will hope in Him. Isaiah 8.17
It is good that one should hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the Lord. Lamentations 3.26
But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. Romans 8.25
For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. Galatians 5.5
What are we waiting for?
It seems hope should be capitalized, Hope. Because I believe the believer’s Hope is Christ Himself. Heaven, even.
As most of you know, Hope is a promise given to me in late 2002. After a tragedy in my daughter’s life – God came to me in a quiet moment of desperation and told me to hang on to Hope. I have never let go. It is my faith with feet. Hope guides me. It comforts me. And, Hope finds me.
The Hope of Heaven
As a believer and follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, I have an eternal hope in an eternal home in Heaven. The Bible even tells us once we are absent from our body (death) we are immediately present (with) The Lord. (2 Corinthians 5.8)
The opposite of having Hope of Heaven is a tragic eternal separation from God – I cannot even imagine.
Where is your Hope?
Eternal Hope cannot be found in a denomination nor in a creed – it can only be found by believing in and accepting Jesus’ blood atonement on Calvary as a payment for sin. None of us can be “good enough” to get there on our own merit – please know that you know you are His.
*The above photograph was taken atop Mount Jefferson, Jefferson, NC. It is a place I have visited many times. I used to sit on the rock portion and pray over the city below. A high school friend of my youngest posted this photo and I asked his permission to use it on my blog. It reminds me so much of the line in CS Lewis’ The Last Battle, when Lucy and her friends reach the golden gates and Reepicheep, as the gatekeeper, greets them and says, “Come further up and further in…” To that glorious place we call, The Hope of Heaven!
Such beautiful Scriptures about truly waiting on our only Living Hope! And then when you close with a line from my favorite character in Narnia? Oh my, I want to be filled with such confident hope just like our friend Reepicheep.
Is he your favorite? O! I love knowing that!!!
Waiting is very important especially if its God led.
Especially.
I loved every word of this. And the pic is stunning!
Love you.
Isn’t that photo amazing? Can you imagine being in glory and seeing it “from the other side?”
Beautiful picture and message. I’m going through some things with my family that require patience and hope. Thanks for that sweet reminder that He is with us today and always.
Jenn, Wait Hope And Pray. I spent years doing that for family – it works. It’s just hard waiting.
Seems we were both on the same page! Great minds! Great post!
Great minds. Great posts. Great friends!!! ♥ u
I’m waiting and hoping……………and trusting. Thanks for your words today (love the pic!).
Kathy
Wait Hope And Trust. WHAT??? 😉
Such a beautiful HOPEFUL post, dear Susan! Yes, our true and only hope is Jesus! Amen! Blessings to you!
Our true and only!
Psalm 130:5 one of my favourites and a prayer for family members – this was a beautiful post, very encouraging to focus on the Lord, our One true hope, thank you!
Oh Sharon, there is nothing more encouraging than our sweet Savior. Thanks for visiting!
Praising God for His everlasting love for us that He gives us Hope for which we are to wait upon. I am learning the being still, silencing myself, holding on for He is well worth it all. Hope in Heaven…Hallelujah!!
Our Glorious HOPE!
Putting our hope anywhere except in God is sure to be a letdown at some point. I’m thankful he is so faithful to always hold up! I don’t want to get my hopes up for nothing. 🙂
With Him as our Hope – it’s impossible!
Susan,
Wait and Hope truly are close cousins. Thanks for pointing out several of the examples of them being so closely tied together. Thanks for being brave in speaking of the Hope that is within you. Joining with you in waiting for the glorious Hope that awaits us! Great post and pic!
Blessings,
Bev xx
Always, thanks Bev.
I’ve been doing a lot of hoping and waiting the past 9 years with my chronic pain. THanks for linking up with Legacy Linkup
You’re welcome. I know, Mandy, I know.