HOPING AGAINST HOPE

 HOPING AGAINST HOPE  

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi

 "Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be."  

  And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:" Romans 4:18-19

   The just shall leave by faith . Faith is our total unreserved dependence in God , this requires unalloyed loyalty to his Holy Spirit . Faith is described in Hebrews 11:1 as "... the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." An example of this is the making of ice using an ice making machine . Liquid water in containers is the evidence that ice will be produced. We do not need to see the ice to believe . 

    Likewise, the word of God and the required action demanded by the word is proof that a miracle will come to pass. The word of God is perfect and contains the components for the creation of anything .The universe is sustained by the word of God . The word of God is Spirit therefore, one has to have spiritual perception to receive the miracle contained in God's word .

   It is this spiritual perception that gives birth to hope . Hope is an earnest expectation .This hope is not dependent on physical circumstances . Just as the making of ice does not start with ice but a shapeless water likewise , we should not expect our circumstance to be appealing before we can trust in God . 

Hope gives no room for shame . We cannot be promised say a billion dollars by a reliable source and be ashamed of being recipients of the money . The scriptures says in Romans 5:3-4 ." ... we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope:" 

 " And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us." Romans 5:5.  Being  in a state of gratitude and love for God and man is an indication of hope in God at work. 

    Abraham was not moved by the physical circumstances of the health status of Sarah and himself but hoped in hope against the hope of failing. 

  Shadrach , Meshach and Abednego were not discouraged by the fact that their deliverance did not come when most  persons would have expected it to. It came at the worst state of their circumstance :right in the middle of a superheated furnace ( Dan 3:20-26) . Just when many persons may think all hope is gone , you will be "...saved by hope but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? " Romans 8:24

Prayer : Heavenly father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and saviour and receive the Holy Spirit and power to overcome temptation. Amen.

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