Biblical HOPE

An encouraging word from Beth Moore that just resinated with my soul this morning:

"Hebrews 12:1 tells us that we are part of a great cloud of witnesses. It is our turn as the children of God to be residents of planet Earth. We are called to faith. We are called to be lights to an extremely dark and dismal place. Fulfilling this destiny will take courage and perseverance.

The New Testament lexical aids give synonyms for the greek word for hope: Subjectively, the inner, psychological sense of hope; confidence, eager anticipation, expectation, longing or aspiration. This is not webster's "hope." This is the biblical definition of "hope" because even when you do not see God around you, you know - He is about to show up. And you know that if you haven't seen him, in the contrast of not seeing Him for a while, when He shows up - it's going to be a GRAND appearance. When He comes into a place or in your life, it's going to be good."

And so I have HOPE that God is on the move, especially in those places where you know His Glory has not been shown in a long long time. And I'm getting excited.