Hebrews 6:18-20(NLT)
18 So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. 19 This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary. 20 Jesus has already gone in there for us. He has become our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedek.
Hope of a Savior:
- Genesis 3:15: He is a Human
- Genesis 12:1-3: Seed of Abraham
- Genesis 49:10: Tribe of Judah
- II Samuel 7:11,12,16: Seed of David
- Micah 5:2: Born in Bethlehem
- Isaiah 7:14: Born a Virgin
He is Jesus Christ it could be no other!
Hope in this World
- Romans 5:3-5: we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
- Hebrews 6:18: confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us.
- I Timothy 1:1: Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
Hope in the Future
- 1 Corinthians 13:12: Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity.
- I Corinthians 15:19: If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.
- Titus 1:2: In hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began
Where is your Hope this year?
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