Let’s give other people a reason to rejoice in hope.
Rom 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
2 Thess 2:16-17 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace, 17 comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good work and word.
LOVED US Agape
ETERNAL: aionios (ahee-o'-nee-os); perpetual (also used of past time, or past and future as well):
without beginning and end, that which always has been and always will be
without beginning
without end, never to cease, everlasting
KJV - eternal, for ever, everlasting, world (began).
COMFORT: paraklesis (par-ak'-lay-sis); imploration, hortation, solace:
1. a calling near, summons, (esp. for help)
2. importation, supplication, entreaty
3. exhortation, admonition, encouragement
4. consolation, comfort, solace; that which affords comfort or refreshment
a. thus of the Messianic salvation (so the Rabbis call the Messiah the consoler, the comforter)
5. persuasive discourse, stirring address
a. instructive, admonitory, conciliatory, powerful hortatory discourse
KJV - comfort, consolation, exhortation, intreaty.
GOOD: agathos (ag-ath-os'); a primary word; "good" (in any sense, often as noun):
of good constitution or nature
useful, salutary
good, pleasant, agreeable, joyful, happy
good; good as a positive quality (vs. bad), good as a moral quality (vs. Evil)
KJV - benefit, good (-s, things), well.
HOPE: elpis (el-pece'); from a primary elpo (to anticipate, usually with pleasure); expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence:
1. expectation of evil, fear
2. expectation of good, hope
a. in the Christian sense
1. joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation
3. on hope, in hope, having hope
a. the author of hope, or he who is its foundation
b. the thing hoped for
KJV - faith, hope.
GRACE: charis (khar'-ece); graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude):
1. grace
a. that which affords joy, pleasure, delight, sweetness, charm, loveliness: grace of speech
2. good will, loving-kindness, favour
a. of the merciful kindness by which God, exerting his holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ, keeps, strengthens, increases them in Christian faith, knowledge, affection, and kindles them to the exercise of the Christian virtues
3. what is due to grace
a. the spiritual condition of one governed by the power of divine grace
b. the token or proof of grace, benefit
1. a gift of grace
2. benefit, bounty
4. thanks, (for benefits, services, favours), recompense, reward
grace, the state of kindness and favor toward someone, often with a focus on a benefit given to the object; by extension: gift, benefit; credit; words of kindness and benefit: thanks, blessing
KJV - acceptable, benefit, favour, gift, grace (-ious), joy, liberality, pleasure, thank (-s, -worthy)
COMFORT: parakaleo (par-ak-al-eh'-o); to call near, i.e. invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation):
1. to call to one's side, call for, summon
2. to address, speak to, (call to, call upon), which may be done in the way of exhortation, entreaty, comfort, instruction, etc.
a. to admonish, exhort
b. to beg, entreat, beseech
1. to strive to appease by entreaty
c. to console, to encourage and strengthen by consolation, to comfort
1. to receive consolation, be comforted
d. to encourage, strengthen
e. exhorting and comforting and encouraging
f. to instruct, teach
KJV - beseech, call for, (be of good) comfort, desire, (give) exhort (-ation), intreat, pray.
STRENGTHEN: (stay-rid'-zo); to set fast, i.e. (literally) to turn resolutely in a certain direction, or (figuratively) to confirm:
to make stable, place firmly, set fast, fix
to strengthen, make firm
to render constant, confirm, one's mind
to strengthen, establish, stand firm; to be resolute
KJV - fix, (e-) stablish, stedfastly set, strengthen.
ETERNAL ENCOURAGEMENT
Even the strongest people get tired at times, but God's power and strength never diminish. He is never too tired or too busy to help and listen. When you feel all of life crushing you and you cannot go another step, remember that you can call upon the Lord Jesus Christ to renew your strength.
Hoping in the Lord means expecting that his promise of strength will help us to rise above life's distractions and difficulties. It also means trusting God and his Word. Depend on God as your source of encouragement.
Isa 40:28-31 Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable.
29 He gives strength to the weary, And to him who lacks might He increases power.
30 Though youths grow weary and tired, And vigorous young men stumble badly,
31 Yet those who wait for the Lord Will gain new strength;
They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.