Genesis 7:7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood. I remember my Great Grandmother Lillie once wrote me a letter, and in it, she said: "I suppose every generation gets their trial." When Noah entered the ark, he had an expectation of leaving the ark. He knew the floodwaters would rise, but he had the expected Hope that they would recede, and they did. There are two types of Hope in the Hebr

Romans 15:13 So, I pray for you Gentiles that God who gives you hope will keep you happy and full of peace as you believe in Him. I pray that God will help you overflow with Hope in him through the Holy Spirit's power within you. Hope, the most fantastic fuel for humankind, when spelled backward it spells out FEAR. Yes, the opposite of Hope is fear. That's why the enemy uses it to steal our Hope away. When you have Hope, you know it shall come to pass no matter how difficult

Romans 8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. It’s almost humorous that this verse starts with a negative, the word: Nay. Except, it is in response to some very tragic suffering incurred by fellow Christians long ago. It reminds me of all the times I have complained to the Lord about challenging situations. Years ago, when our children would get into something, we would sometimes say something like: “No, No, no!” or “ I don’t thin