Christians have a covenant with God full of hope giving promises. When looking at natural facts, things can look hopeless and yet we can still have hope. God’s hope giving promises allow us to have hope when all natural hope is gone. I can say that because Bible hope is different than natural hope. Romans 4:18 says of Abraham, “Who against hope (natural hope) believed in hope (spiritual hope or hope from what God said)…” Natural hope is based on natural knowledge. Natural hope said your body is too old and Sarah’s womb is dead so there is no (natural) hope of you having a child.
When natural hope is gone, it’s natural to say there is no hope but that is not the end of the story. Abraham had a promise full of Bible hope and Bible hope has nothing to do with natural knowledge. Against natural hope he put his faith in the hope that came from the promise and Isaac was born. Put your faith in the hope that comes from God’s promises in the Bible and receive!
Pastor John Rasicci is the founder and Pastor of Word of His Grace Church in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, where we are building people who are building the Church. Pastor's ministry mission is to help people discover God's dream for their Life, the Local Church, and the Last Days' Harvest. With a strong emphasis on the grace of God and with a prophetic voice, Pastor John preaches and teaches in churches, conferences, and crusades both locally and throughout the world. He has produced books, tapes, and other teaching materials to empower, enable, and equip Believers with the Word of God. Pastor John is married to his wife Candy who with their three children, Krista, Joanna, John Anthony, and two son-in-laws, Matt and Doug, serve together in the ministry. After graduating from Kent State University, Pastor John pursued a career in professional baseball before accepting the call to the ministry. He and his wife, Candy, received their ministry training from Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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