As we continue our week on Living for Heaven, today we look at the concept of hope.

Hope is a necessity in this day, and God wants to restore your sense of hope and give you a fresh dose today.

May the hope of eternal life be an anchor for you all of your days. Welcome to the

First of Teen podcast.

Our verse today comes from Romans 1513 and says,

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.

The world is a fearful and unsatisfying place without the hope of eternal life with Jesus.

Apart from the expectation that comes from the hope of heaven, our world is without cause for peace, celebration, or joy.

There's life and hope. There's joy in hope. And there's purpose in hope. Hope is to be the foundation of all of our decisions, emotions, and pursuits. Hope fills us with joy in the midst of trial and perseverance in the midst of failure. Hope guides us to abundant life.

Romans 8 24 through 25 says,

For in this hope we were saved.

Now hope that is seen is not hope.

For who hopes for what he sees?

But if we hope for what we do not see,

we wait for it with patience. We have the promise of

eternal life and perfect, unveiled relationship with our creator and sustainer. The King of Kings

and Lord of Lords waits patiently for the final redemption and restoration of all things. He longs for the day

when all pain, tears, disappointment, separation, and sin will end for good. And he longs to fill us

with the same hope and expectation that he has within himself.

Romans 1513 says,

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace and believing,

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