Hope

     Never, can I remember the tremendous turmoil and division which ravishes our country today.  Because of the immoral, rebelliousness, and destruction being caused, it would be easy to write-off our country as hopeless.  Yet, as a Christian, I know there is hope in all things, and I will always have hope.  For me, hope means the following:

H-ope - an expectant attitude for the return of Jesus, the King of the Universe
O-ptimism- a confidence in the future knowing God is in control
P-ositive -a clear concept, without a doubt, that "all things work together for good" with God as the center
E-eternal life- being promised by my faith and belief in Jesus as my Savior and by my belief in His death and resurrection.  "He is Alive!"   He is my "Living Hope!"

1 Peter 1:3-5 (NASB) "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."

Proverbs 23:18 (NIV)  "There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off."

Ephesians 4:4 (NIV) "There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called."

Colossians 1:27  (NIV) "To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles glorious riches of this mystery, which Christ in you, the hope of glory."