THE DAILY BLUEPRINT - 1.2.09

HOPE “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 NIV.
THE HOPE SERIES - PART 2
ROMANS 4:18
Who against HOPE believed in hope, that he (Abraham) might become the Father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall your seed be!

The Word says that Abraham who against hope, hoped that what God had said was true and that it would come to pass - as I see it - we are all in the same boat - we must believe what God has said even when things do not seem to line up like we think they should - God has a plan - but many times it does not look like our plan -that is because once you come to know CHRIST you must abandon your plans for your life and allow God make plans for you - to allow Him to lead your life - to allow Him to be your hope -not what you can do of your own effort- the hope point of the Christian life is surrender to the Lordship of Christ - allow Jesus to live His life though you -this is the hardest part - many of us have been taught to be self-sufficient - to trust ourselves and just go out and do it - relying on someone else the world calls being weak - but being a Christ follow is not about weakness at all - its about giving up - its beyond being weak - its being desperate - I am afraid many of us live comfortable lives - not that there is anything wrong with that - but if we are not careful - we will begin to hope in what we can do instead of what God can do - many of our lives in a mess - a mess only God can fix - and in this lies our hope - in CHRIST alone - Hope against Hope that GOD is going to do what HE says He will do - He will never fail us - never will He forsake us - we have this promise and that is our hope!
BUILDING MOMENT: OUR FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IS TOTAL SURRENDER TO CHRIST, NOT OUR LAST!
Because we have CHRIST - we have peace like a river!
1.2.09 - Building on the WORD
DO YOU HAVE HOPE? DO YOU HAVE JESUS?