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March 23
Saturday


HOPE IS
FOR...

READ:
Hebrews 10:19-25
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Let us hold fast
the confession of
our hope without
wavering, for He who
promised is faithful.
__Hebrews 10:23
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Although I try not to be shocked by the things I see these days, I was caught off-balance by the message on the woman's T-shirt as she walked past me in the mall. The bold letters declared: "Hope Is For Suckers." Certainly, being naive or gullible can be foolish and dangerous. Disappointment and heartache can be the tragic offspring of unfounded optimism. But not allowing oneself to have hope is a sad and cynical way to view life.

Biblical hope is unique; it's a confident trust in God and what He is doing in the world and in our lives. That's something everyone needs! The writer to the Hebrews clearly stated the importance of hope when he wrote, "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful" (Heb. 10:23).

Having biblical hope is not foolish, because it has a strong foundation. We hold fast to the hope we have received in Christ because our God is faithful. He can be trusted with anything and everything we will ever face__both for today and forever. Our hope is grounded in the trustworthy character of the God who loves us with an everlasting love. So, the T-shirt had it wrong. Hope is not for suckers; it's for you and for me! __Bill Crowder

```````````````````My hope is built on nothing less```````````````
`````````````````Than Jesus' blood and righteousness;````````````
`````````````````I dare not trust the sweetest frame,````````````
```````````````But wholly lean on Jesus' name. __Mote```````````
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Hope that has its foundation in God
will not crumble under the pressures of life

******************Today's Bible Reading __ Hebrews 10:19-25*****************

19 Therefore, brethren,
having boldness to enter the
Holiest by the blood of
Jesus, 20 by a new and
living way which He
consecrated for us, through
the veil, that is, His flesh,

21 and having a High Priest
over the house of God,

22 let us draw near with a
true heart in full assurance
of faith, having our hearts
sprinkled from an evil
conscience and our bodies
washed with pure water.

23 Let us hold fast the
confession of our hope
without wavering, for He
who promised is faithful.

24 And let us consider one
another in order to stir up
love and good works, 25 not
forsaking the assembling of
ourselves together, as is the
manner of some, but
exhorting one another, and
so much the more as you
see the Day approaching.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Christian hope is not wishful thinking but an assurance of future
things yet unseen (Rom. 8:24-25; Heb. 11:1). Our hope is in the
God of hope (Ps. 39:7; 71:5; Rom. 15:13) and in His Word (Ps.
119:114, 147). This confident expectancy of good is solidly grounded
on the finished work of Christ on the cross and His faithful work as
our Great High Priest in the courts of heaven (Heb. 10:19-21). In
response, the writer calls for three commitments: "Let us draw near"
(v.22)__the confidence to come into God's presence. "Let us hold
fast" (v.23)__the confidence in God's promises. And "Let us consider
one another" (vv.24-25)__the comfort and encouragement of God's
people.