Our God Reigns Over My Future
Isaiah 52:7 NIV
"How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, 'Our God reigns!'"
Hope is the confident expectation of God's goodness in my future, rooted in His proven character, and activated by my trust in Him.
1. KNOW THE SOURCE OF YOUR HOPE
Romans 15:13 NIV
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."
1 Peter 1:3:
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead."
The revelation of Christ is THE hope for a dying world.
John 14:6 NIV
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
1. KNOW THE SOURCE OF YOUR HOPE
2. TRUST THE KEEPER OF YOUR HOPE
Romans 15:13 NIV
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."
Trust is the bridge between what we believe about God and the hope we actually experience.
Proverbs 13:12
"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life."
Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future!”
Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”
How you choose to trust God TODAY determines the life that you will live TOMORROW!
Psalm 119:105 NLT
Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.
A. INDEPENDENCE
Proverbs 14:12 NKJV
"There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.”
B. DELAY
Isaiah 40:31 NIV
"but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
C. DISAPPOINTMENT
Psalm 34:18:
"The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."
1. KNOW THE SOURCE OF YOUR HOPE
2. TRUST THE KEEPER OF YOUR HOPE
3. BECOME A CARRIER OF HOPE
Psalm 107:2 ESV
"Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble."
John 9:25 NIV
He replied, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”
Galatians 4:4 NIV
"But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son
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