Saturday Motivation: Hope in God never disappoints.

Saturday Motivation With Yahwendy
Hope In God Never Disappoints;
Text 1: Psalm 16v9: Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices, my flesh also will rest in hope.
Text 2: Psalm 119v114; you are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.
Hope
Literally, hope means to trust in, wait for, look for or desire something or someone; or to expect something beneficial in the future.
Hope is also described as a wish, or the strength of an individual’s desire.

What is hope according to the Bible?

Hope is the confident expectation of what God has promised and the unyielding belief in His faithfulness. Hope can also be described as a strong and confident expectation. Hope is futuristic. It is the sure certainty that what God has promised will occur in accordance with God‘s sure Word.

Biblical hope is not an escape from reality or from the challenges of life. It is there to encourage us to keep a positive attitude no matter what the issues of life may be.
Even when life beats us down with trials, sorrows and debilitating worries, when life seem hopeless, God’s message about our future hope can deeply encourage us. Due to the present events in our world today. It’s very easy to lose hope in the leadership, people, loved ones and even in ourselves especially when life does not go the way we want. When we feel that we are still in square one, at the same spot, at status quo, if we are not careful, it can begin to affect the way we think, see, perceive and react to things.

We must rely on God because He alone can calm our fears and our anxieties. He alone can get us back on our feet. He alone can reassure us and make us understand that we can survive anything that the world throws at us.

For every one of us, a flicker of hope is all we need in times of despair and God is able and capable of doing the impossible in our lives, world, home and families. We should therefore focus on what will happen once the storms of life have passed away. We will regain the strength to overcome our fears and anxieties if we do not lose hope.

God will never give us tasks that we cannot handle, once He gives us a task, He equips us with the grace to handle them in such a way that the struggles of life would not overwhelm us. Struggles are there to make us stronger only if we can start a new chapter.

We must therefore hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering because God never fails. He always keeps His promises. God will never leave us or forsake us in our time of need. He will always be there for us.
Tough times never last but tough people do. If we do not lose hope, we will look back and realize that the struggles of life were not there to intimidate us but they were there to make us stronger. We will look back at them after we have been able to overcome them and say a prayer of gratitude to God.

We must keep our hopes up at all times even if we do not see any need to do so. As believers, our hope is founded on the rock of our faith; in the one God, who underscores all we see and touch.
Our God is a living God, an ever present help in times of trouble. He is the hope of the hopeless and to all who believe in Him and call upon Him in prayer.

We should therefore put our trust and our unfailing hope in God because He will never leave us or forsake us.

We all have tasks to complete this year, all we need to do is to forge ahead and keep our hopes up knowing very well that if we do our own part, God will do His own part because He makes everything beautiful in His time.

Types of Hope

1. True hope; Psalm 62v5: God is the only true hope. True hope puts us in check. It is not lazy or recalcitrant. It keeps working, keeps improving, never goes out of fashion , is up to date, used to technology but above all this, it is solely reliant on God and God alone. True hope looks to the future and does not live in the past. It encourages itself and tries to work on its imperfections. True hope works hard to be the best that it can be knowing that God`s grace is available and sufficient to do all things.
2. False hope; Psalm 33v17: False hope is self-reliant and it may sometimes rely on wealth, talents and other man-made things. False hope always disappoints, it never lasts and will eventually fail. It may also lead to disappointment and shame. It is self-serving and narcissistic. This kind of hope does not glorify God even though it tries to paint a picture of an outward reliance on God.
   We must never have false hope. False hope is when we trust in something else other than the Lord. Anything that we trust in apart from the Lord will surely fail us. Riches will fail us. Man will fail us but God will never fail us.

Benefits of Hope

1. Hope gives us confidence in the face of trials; 1Thessalonians 4v13
2. Hope encourages and strengthens us; Psalm 31v24
3. Hope creates a sense of protection; Psalm 33v18
4. Hope assures us of a better tomorrow and gives us peace; Romans 15v13
5. Hope strengthens our spiritual life; 1 Peter 1v13
6. Hope strengthens our faith in God through His unending grace; 2 Thessalonians 2v16
7. Hope encourages us to know more about God and His Word; Romans 15v4
8. Hope encourages us to trust more in God and not in our strength; Ephesians 2v12

Examples of Hope in the Bible;

1. King David; 1 Samuel 16-17
2. The woman from Shunem; 2 Kings 4v8-37
3. The woman with the issue of blood; Mark5v25-29, Matthew 9v19-22
4. The two blind men; Matthew 20v29, 32-34
5. Queen Esther; Esther 4v13-17
6. Hannah hoped that God will give her a child; 1 Samuel 1v9-18

Bible verses on Hope

1. Psalm 130v7; o Israel, hope in the Lord for with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is abundant redemption.
2. Psalm 147v11; The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His glory
3. Proverbs 23v18; for surely there is a hereafter and your hope will not be cut off.
4. Jeremiah 29v11; blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is in the Lord
5. Lamentations 3v24; the Lord is my portion, says my soul, therefore I hope in Him.
6. Romans 5v5; now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which was given to us.
7. Romans 12v12; Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer.
8. Romans 15v4; for whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures we might have hope.
9. Romans 15v13; Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
10. 1 Corinthians 2v9; Eye has not seen, nor ears heard nor has it entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.
11. Ephesians 1v18; The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints
12. Colossians 1v27; To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
13. 1 Thessalonians 5v8; But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.
14. Titus 2v13; Looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ
15. 1 John 3v3: And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself just as He is pure.
16. Revelation 21v4; and God will wipe away every tear form their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.
17. 1 Peter 1v13; Therefore once you have your minds ready for action and you are thinking clearly, place your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
18. 1 Peter 1v20-21 Christ was chosen before the creation of the world, but was only revealed at the end of time. This was done for you, who through Christ are faithful to the God who raised him from the dead and gave him glory. So now, your faith and hope should rest in God.
19. Hebrews 11v1-3; Faith is the reality of what we hope for, the proof of what we do not see; the elders in the past were approved because they showed faith.
20. Psalm 62v5-6; Oh, I must find in my God only, because my hope comes from him! Only God is my rock and my salvation-my stronghold-I will not be shaken.
21. Psalm 33 v17; a horse is a false hope for victory; nor does it deliver anyone by its strength.

Prayer; Dear Heavenly Father, You are my hope and the King of my heart. You are my present help in times of trouble. Fill me with your hope as I entrust all my worries and cares to you knowing that you can do exceedingly and abundantly above all that I think or imagine. Thank You Most Blessed Trinity for answered prayers, Glory to Your Holy and Matchless Name in the highest heavens! Hallelujah! Trillion Hallelujah to the Great and Mighty King!
Trillion Amen!
Shalom!