Confident Hope

“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.” (Hebrews 10:23)

All too often, hope is seen as nothing more than wishful thinking. “I hope the weather holds out for the picnic.” “I hope we can travel for our holidays.” “I hope I get over this cold soon.”

We tend to use the word ‘hope’ without considering the weight of the biblical meaning. As believers in a faithful and sovereign God, our hope in him must not look the same as this weak hope we often speak of.

Our hope is meant to be a confident hope based on the fact that God is faithful. The faithful God who promises salvation to those who trust in him would not lie to us or fail to meet his promises. We can confidently hold fast to our confession with unshakeable hope because he who promised to save, forgive, and redeem is faithful.

Let us not hope in God as a weak or last-ditch effort for encouragement but with confidence in the truth of who he is! He is faithful and unfailing. We can confidently put our hope in him.