Listen as your Father directs you in Romans 12:12. "Be joyful in hope."
Hope is a promise of God, a position in him, and a command. Check the devotional archives on the website if you missed the first two devotionals in this series.
The Greek word translated hope means desiring good and confidently expecting to obtain it. Hope that is seen is not hope.
As for me, being on the way, the Lord led me . . . -Genesis 24:27
. . . but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ's sufferings . . . -1 Peter 4:13
True Humility Rewarded
I am rereading CS Lewis' classic and it feels like I am reading it for the first time, though I have read it several times. In chapter three he speaks that all of us having a fairness standard and uses football (soccer) as an example.
This spurred my mind to the recent NFL football replacement referee scandal.
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