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~ What gives me hope? Who gives me hope... ~

Recently, my eldest daughter talked to me about a quote in the fourth chapter of Revelations:

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, He who was, who is and who is to come.

We then said those words together. The part of the quote that blessed me the most was "who is to come".

Jesus said, "In this world, you will have tribulations but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." There is my hope. Jesus overcame the world. He was, He is and He is to come.

In the worst of times on this earth, in this life, I remind myself and others that there is more to come. Life everlasting with a new heavens and a new earth. Jesus is on the throne and the day will come when His Kingdom will be completely manifested.

As an old song says, "The things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace. The song Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus. My hope, our hope, is found in those words. As we turn my eyes upon Jesus, our problems or struggles fade into the background and we have the opportunity to experience His peace and His Presence and become enveloped in His Spirit.

The sense of His Spirit today gives us a foretaste of what is to come when Jesus returns and gathers us to Him in glory. As my daughter and I continued our discussion the other day, we both acknowledged that there is no better experience on this earth than being filled and immersed in the Presence of God. This life has nothing better to offer us and yet, this is but a foretaste of what is to come as we join those before His throne who ceaselessly declare:

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, He who was, who is and who is to come.

In that we can find hope: Hope in the forgiveness of our sins. Hope in being empowered by His Spirit to follow Him. Hope in the eternal life we share with Him, because He died for us.

Because He died for us, we have hope.


Written for "Share Your Faith" 
Prompt: What gives you hope? How do you give hope to others?
Word Count: 370 Words.

~ ~ ~ JESUS is LORD! ~ ~ ~