The letter of Paul to the Romans gives us a better picture of HOPE.
Our Hope
[Rom 15:13 ESV]
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
[Rom 5:5 ESV]
and hope does not put us to shame (disappoint), because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
Abraham’s Hope
[Rom 4:19 ESV]
He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah's womb.
[Rom 4:20 ESV]
No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God,
[Rom 4:21 ESV]
fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised.
[Rom 4:22 ESV]
That is why his faith was "counted to him as righteousness."
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