| When the phone rings at odd times, most people
think, “Oh dear, it must be bad news.” They don’t think, “I wonder what
the good news is that it cannot wait till morning!” |
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| When we hear, “The
boss wants to see you,” instinctively, we think, “Oh dear, this is not
good.” But how do we know that it is not going to be about a promotion? |
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| Our minds are
inclined toward the negative. So to guard our minds against negative
thoughts, we are to put on “the helmet of salvation”, which is “the hope
of salvation”. (1 Thessalonians 5:8) |
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| If you are going
through a trial right now, putting on as a helmet the hope of salvation
means that you have a confident expectation of good coming your way. It
means that you choose to believe that this trial that you are going
through is only temporary because God will see you through it. It means
that you believe that this difficult period will end with your salvation
— your preservation, wholeness, wellness, health and prosperity! |
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| You may not know
what is going to happen this week. But one thing you can do is to put on
the helmet of the hope of salvation and tell yourself that you are
going to have a fantastic week! |
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| “Well, you know,
Pastor Prince, you never know what to expect. We hear so much bad news
these days — another flu outbreak, another company retrenching its
workers… I really hope that I will not be retrenched next. But I cannot
be sure. I am keeping my fingers crossed.” |
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| No, my friend,
biblical hope is not “I hope so” but “I know so”! You can have a
confident expectation of good happening to you because you are not like
the people of the world. You are a child of the living God. You have a
Savior watching over you. There are more angels given charge over you
than there are demons against you. And greater is He that is in you than
he that is in the world. (1 John 4:4) There is every reason for you to
have a confident expectation of good happening to you! |
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