I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11
09/11/2018
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God puts this
HOPE in our lives so we will learn to trust fully in Him. God’s unfailing love
surrounds those who put all their HOPE in Him for He knows the desires of our
hearts and wants only the best for us. God loves all His creation including His
LGBTQI+ creation.
But God clearly
shows and proves His own love
for us, by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans
5:8, Romans
3:20-26, John
3:14-18, 1Timothy
2:5-6, Ephesians
2:8-9, Acts
20:24, Hebrews
13:9
God puts this HOPE in our lives
so we will learn to trust fully in Him. God’s unfailing love surrounds those
who put all their HOPE in Him for He knows the desires of our hearts and wants
only the best for us. God loves all His creation including His LGBTQI+
creation.
God clearly shows
and proves His own love for us, by the fact that while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us. Romans
5:8, Romans
3:20-26, John
3:14-18, 1Timothy
2:5-6, Ephesians
2:8-9, Acts
20:24, Hebrews
13:9
Our HOPE will always
be accompanied by FAITH. It is through FAITH that we are SAVED through the
redemptive power of Christ Jesus Crucified. HOPE from our Heavenly Father is a
divinely guaranteed assurance through FAITH that God will do those things we
cannot see because He has promised to do so in His Word {Hebrews
11:1}
By faith even Sarah herself
received the ability to conceive [a child], even [when she was long] past the
normal age for it, because she considered Him who had given her the promise to
be reliable and true [to His word]. Hebrews
11:11
Keep a cool head.
Stay alert. The Devil is poised to pounce, and would like nothing better than
to catch you napping. Keep your guard up. You’re not the only ones plunged into
these hard times. It’s the same with Christians all over the world. So keep a
firm grip on the faith. The suffering won’t last forever. It won’t be long
before this generous God who has great plans for us in Christ—eternal and
glorious plans they are!—will have you put together and on your feet for good.
He gets the last word; yes, he does. 1
Peter 5:8-11
Don’t be misled: No
one makes a fool of God. What a person plants, he will harvest. The person who
plants selfishness, ignoring the needs of others—ignoring God!—harvests a crop
of weeds. All he’ll have to show for his life is weeds! But the one who plants
in response to God, letting God’s Spirit do the growth work in him, harvests a
crop of real life, eternal life. Galatians
6:7-8
Even youths grow
weary and tired, And vigorous young men stumble badly, But those who wait for
the Lord [who expect, look for,
and hope in Him] Will gain new strength and renew their power; They will lift
up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun];
They will run and not become weary, They will walk and not grow tired. Isaiah
40:30-31
God [in His eternal
plan] chose to make known to them how great for the Gentiles are the riches of
the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in and among you, the hope and
guarantee of [realizing the] glory. Colossians
1:27
In Romans 5 we learn
that we are justified by Faith and Hope in Christ Jesus. This Faith and Hope in
Christ Jesus is NOT just for the Evangelicals it is for ALL {including LGBTQI+}
who put their FAITH and HOPE in Christ Jesus.
Therefore, since we
have been justified [that is, acquitted of sin, declared blameless before God]
by faith, [let us grasp the fact that] we have peace with God [and the joy of
reconciliation with Him] through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the
Anointed). Through Him we also have access by faith into this [remarkable state
of] grace in which we [firmly and safely and securely] stand. Let us rejoice in
our hope and the confident assurance of [experiencing and enjoying] the glory
of [our great] God [the manifestation of His excellence and power]. And not
only this, but [with joy] let us exult in our sufferings and rejoice in our
hardships, knowing that hardship (distress, pressure, trouble) produces patient
endurance; and endurance, proven character (spiritual maturity); and proven
character, hope and confident assurance [of eternal salvation]. Such hope [in
God’s promises] never disappoints us, because God’s love has been abundantly
poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. While
we were still helpless [powerless to provide for our salvation], at the right
time Christ died [as a substitute] for the ungodly. Now it is an extraordinary
thing for one to willingly give his life even for an upright man, though
perhaps for a good man [one who is noble and selfless and worthy] someone might
even dare to die. But God clearly shows and proves His own love for us, by the
fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Therefore, since we
have now been justified [declared free of the guilt of sin] by His blood, [how
much more certain is it that] we will be saved from the wrath of God through
Him. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death
of His Son, it is much more certain, having been reconciled, that we will be
saved [from the consequences of sin] by His life [that is, we will be saved
because Christ lives today]. Not only that, but we also rejoice in God
[rejoicing in His love and perfection] through our Lord Jesus Christ, through
whom we have now received and enjoy our reconciliation [with God]. Therefore,
just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, so
death spread to all people [no one being able to stop it or escape its power],
because they all sinned. Sin was [committed] in the world before the Law [was
given], but sin is not charged [against anyone] when there is no law [against
it]. Yet death ruled [over mankind] from Adam to Moses [the Lawgiver], even
over those who had not sinned as Adam did. Adam is a type of Him (Christ) who
was to come [but in reverse—Adam brought destruction, Christ brought
salvation]. But the free gift [of God] is not like the trespass [because the
gift of grace overwhelms the fall of man]. For if many died by one man’s
trespass [Adam’s sin], much more [abundantly] did God’s grace and the gift
[that comes] by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, overflow to [benefit]
the many. Nor is the gift [of grace] like that which came through the one who
sinned. For on the one hand the judgment [following the sin] resulted from one
trespass and brought condemnation, but on the other hand the free gift resulted
from many trespasses and brought justification [the release from sin’s penalty
for those who believe]. For if by the trespass of the one (Adam), death reigned
through the one (Adam), much more surely will those who receive the abundance
of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in [eternal] life through the
One, Jesus Christ. So then as through one trespass [Adam’s sin] there resulted
condemnation for all men, even so through one act of righteousness there
resulted justification of life to all men {women too}. For just as through one
man’s disobedience [his failure to hear, his carelessness] the many were made
sinners, so through the obedience of the one Man the many will be made
righteous and acceptable to God and brought into right standing with Him. But
the Law came to increase and expand [the awareness of] the trespass [by
defining and unmasking sin]. But where sin increased, [God’s remarkable,
gracious gift of] grace [His unmerited favor] has surpassed it and increased
all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, so also grace would reign
through righteousness which brings eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans
5
Brothers and Sisters
in Christ Jesus {LGBTQI+ and Heterosexual alike} be encouraged in the FACT that
through FAITH in Christ Jesus we ALL have this HOPE renewed daily so we will
TRUST in the TRUTH of GOD’S Word. It is through FAITH and HOPE that we gain the
strength to be the BEST FOLLOWER’S of CHRIST JESUS we can be. Through the power
of the HOLY SPIRIT you will be filled with JOY and PEACE {John
14:27, Philippians
4:7, 1
Peter 1:1-9}
May the God of hope
fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your
faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you will abound in hope and
overflow with confidence in His promises. Romans
15:13
For in this hope we
were saved [by faith]. But hope [the object of] which is seen is not hope. For
who hopes for what he already sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we
wait eagerly for it with patience and composure. In the same way the Spirit
[comes to us and] helps us in our weakness. We do not know what prayer to offer
or how to offer it as we should, but the Spirit Himself [knows our need and at
the right time] intercedes on our behalf with sighs and groanings too deep for
words. And He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is,
because the Spirit intercedes [before God] on behalf of God’s people in
accordance with God’s will. And we know [with great confidence] that God [who
is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan]
for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan
and purpose. For those whom He foreknew [and loved and chose beforehand], He
also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son [and ultimately share
in His complete sanctification], so that He would be the firstborn [the most
beloved and honored] among many believers. Romans
8:24-29
Brothers and
sisters, I do not consider that I have made it my own yet; but one thing I do:
forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on
toward the goal to win the [heavenly] prize of the upward call of God in Christ
Jesus. All of us who are mature [pursuing spiritual perfection] should have
this attitude. And if in any respect you have a different attitude that too God
will make clear to you. Philippians
3:13-15
But now, this is
what the Lord, your Creator says,
O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you
[from captivity]; I have called you by name; you are Mine! “When you pass
through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not
overwhelm you. When you walk through fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will
the flame burn you. Isaiah
43:1-2
Therefore we do not
become discouraged [spiritless, disappointed, or afraid]. Though our outer self
is [progressively] wasting away, yet our inner self is being [progressively]
renewed day by day. For our momentary, light distress [this passing trouble] is
producing for us an eternal weight of glory [a fullness] beyond all measure
[surpassing all comparisons, a transcendent splendor and an endless
blessedness]! So we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things
which are unseen; for the things which are visible are temporal [just brief and
fleeting], but the things which are invisible are everlasting and imperishable.
2
Corinthians 4:16-18
Brothers and Sisters
in Christ Jesus I proclaim great PEACE, JOY, HOPE and FAITH over your life as
you continue in your journey towards that wonderful day when we will see our
Savior Christ Jesus face to face. I pray you are encouraged today to put all
your HOPE and FAITH in Christ Jesus so you can experience ALL that GOD has in
store for your life.
Joy through Hope and
Faith {2
Peter 1:2},
Here are some more
Scriptures about HOPE for you to study to encourage you today to put all your
FAITH and HOPE in Christ Jesus.
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