It is a “good hope” (2 Thess. 2:16).
It is a “blessed hope” (Titus 2:13).
It is a “[living] hope” (1 Peter 1:3).
It is “an anchor of the soul” (Heb. 6:19).
It is our “Lord Jesus Christ” Himself (1 Tim. 1:1).
It is a hope that will never make ashamed (Rom. 5:5).
Our hope is not at all like human hope. I may say, “I hope it will not rain today.” But maybe it will rain, and maybe it will not. That hope is not a sure and certain hope. But our hope is not like that at all. There is no “maybe” in our hope. When we have for our Saviour and Friend, on whom to rest, the GOD OF HOPE, then we have no uncertain ground for our confidence. In very truth, ours is a sure and certain hope. True, we do not see it yet, or it would not be hope. But we do know that we shall find each hope of glory gained.
“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God” (Psa. 43:5).
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