Believing In Your Hope

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from Daily Overcoming Devotional - Ray Prinzing   for September 30

Who against hope believed in hope...he staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God: being fully persuaded that, what He had promised, He was able to perform. Rom 4:18-21

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Abraham had received his promise from God, and though severely tested, while he waited for fulfillment, "who against hope believed in hope."  One translation gives, "building on hope, in spite of hopeless circumstances."  Though human reason for hope was gone, and circumstances offered no comfort, because hope was based on a sure foundation, the promise of God, he was able to give glory to God and keep on believing in that hope.  He was not bereft of hope.  He might have had some hopeless circumstances, but they could not destroy the revelation which God had imparted.

Interesting that the scripture gives only one way to be devoid of your hope. "Be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard." Col 1:23

Moved away - that is, set in motion, stirred up.  Do not be moved away from your hope, but believe in it, and He shall fulfill all that He promised to you.