Karen 'Girl' FridayWhat Hope Feels Like in Jesus

What Hope Feels Like in Jesus

Sometimes hope feels like a thing we are looking at from the outside. But we can know what hope feels like when we know Jesus.

Because we all search for real hope.

While the world offers many forms of hope, they soon fizzle and fade away.

But God made big plans to bring Hope to a hopeless people.

Hope’s birth took place in a lowly stable. Hope grew and carried out the heavenly Father’s will—even death on a cross.

You see. hopeless never gets the last word.

Hope rose from the dead when Jesus Christ conquered the grave.

So in Jesus, we can know what real hope feels like. Because we know Him.

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H – Hope has a name, Jesus: Hope Feels Like

My favorite thing about hope is how it has a name, Jesus. Jesus came to die for me and for you—for our salvation and the salvation of all willing to embrace real hope in the Lamb of God.

God sent Jesus from the throne room of heaven to take our place. Beaten, bruised, and pierced with nails, His blood spilled on a cross. And He bestowed forgiveness on us to cover our sins.

Jesus saves us from condemnation, wrath, ourselves, other gods, and eternal death. But salvation also brings new and abundant life with Jesus as the Savior of our souls and a spiritual way of life.

Jesus is our hope for this life and the next.

“Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” I Peter 1:13 (ESV, emphasis added)

When you know Jesus and your hope is fully set on His grace, it’s what hope feels like.

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O – Overflowing with abundant Hope: Hope Feels Like

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” Romans 15:13 (ESV)

First, God fills us with His joy and peace, so that we abound in hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Abound means “exist in large numbers or amounts.” Synonyms include, “abundant.” (Google)

The verbs fill and abound illustrate the abundant life Christ promises believers.

Leaving the grandeur of heaven, for our sake, Jesus became poor so that we—joint-heirs with Him—become rich.

We overflow with abundant hope.

Walk forward in the Holy Spirit’s power, believing hope overflows and abounds in you, because it does.

This is what hope feels like in Jesus.

P – Possession of Hope: Hope Feels Like

When Jesus lives in us through the Holy Spirit, He brings hope to us. It’s not just around the corner, off in the distance, or on the other side of glory.

And hope is not something we muster up in our own power.

Instead, hope’s something we possess—a gift from God. Our spiritual clothes contain deep pockets with blessings, never short-changed on peace, joy, love, grace, mercy, comfort, or hope.

We hope in Jesus. Jesus is our hope. He’s the essence of authentic hope.

Does Jesus live in you? Is your name written in the Lamb’s book of life? If you answered, yes, hope lives in you—wherever the presence of Jesus dwells.

Dear brother and sister in God’s family, cling to this: Christ in you, the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27).

This is what hope feels like in Jesus.

E – Empty-Tomb Hope: Hope Feels Like

Because of an empty tomb, we possess a living hope. A resurrection hope.

“Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory.” 1 Peter 1:21 (NLT, emphasis added)

“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.” 1 Peter 1:3 (ESV, emphasis added)

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Jesus, our living hope.

Finally, we have the ability to hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for God who promised is faithful (Hebrews 10:23).

This is what hope feels like: knowing Jesus as real hope, overflowing with abundant hope, possessing hope inside us as God’s gift, and being born again to a living hope.

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Last week’s article, Unapologetic About My Faith in Jesus.

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