Romans 5:5
And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. (NIV)
Word Study
Hope – G1828 ἐλπίς elpis, hope, expectation
Shame – G2875 καταισχύνω kataischynō, to dishonor, humiliate, shame, disappoint
Thoughts…
It is the gracious work of the blessed Spirit to shed abroad the love of God in the hearts of all the saints. A right sense of God’s love to us, will make us not ashamed, either of our hope, or of our sufferings for him (Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary).
Hope is our lifeline. It is what drives us to get up every day. It is what gives us rest at night. Hope for better days ahead. Hope for our loved ones and friends to get better, find Christ or get that new job. Hope that when we take our last breath we will close our Earthly eyes and open our new ones to the beauty of Heaven.
There is no shame in hoping. Don’t let anyone everybody to put you to shame or make fun of you for hoping. Instead, feel sorry for them because they must live a pretty dark and depressing life without help.
Hope is our beacon on the hill that sees us through any storm.
Copyright © 2019 Tabetha Frick All Rights Reserved.
