David wrote by THE SPIRIT wrote in Psalm chapter 16:
8 I have set the LORD always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope.
And in Psalm 42:
11 Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.
The first step to receiving Christ and walking according to His Ways is by establishing hope. Hope is the confident expectation of what GOD has promised and its strength is in HIS faithfulness to carry out HIS Word on our behalf. Without hope, people end up suffering with mental depression and despair. They attempt to numb their feelings by substance abuse and even suicide. When we have hope we walk in happiness as recorded in Psalm 146:
5 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the LORD his God,
6 Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever,
7 Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry. The LORD gives freedom to the prisoners.
8 The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; The LORD raises those who are bowed down; The LORD loves the righteous.
9 The LORD watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked He turns upside down.
You and I should be the happiest people around! If we don’t exude happiness among those we encounter, how can we expect them to seek out the Source of our hope? Mystery Babylon brings forth chaos and confusion resulting in the loss of hope for those who do not know and trust in FATHER. Why do you think the drug trade continues to be such a problem around the world? They have no hope of positive change in their lives and their souls seek out a means to remove their despair.
There are ministries who have a calling to provide hope to the masses and we must not be critical of their message for they have opened the door for the masses to seek our FATHER. As people get a taste of hope, we are then able to further their maturing process by showing them FATHER’S unconditional Love and how to walk in faith. On the Day of Pentecost in Acts chapter 2, Peter spoke by THE SPIRIT as he quoted Psalm 16:8-11, (the above passage). That day of transition brought hope to the people and the body of believers grew dramatically. The people need true hope and we are the ones charged with providing them with enduring hope so let us walk in this manner each day! They are in desperate need of finding this hope and will know it when they see it. Let us not forget the great Love chapter Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in 1 Corinthians chapter 13:
13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
Let us not forget about ministering hope.