KEEP YOUR HOPE ALIVE – MARCH 2022 NEWSLETTER

Topic: KEEP YOUR HOPE ALIVE
Text: Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)

“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”

INTRODUCTION
What is hope? It is the feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen (online Oxford dictionary).

Hope is an earnest anticipated desire for something so important. I see hope as a vehicle that conveys faith to become reality.

Many who claim to practice faith and believe God for something seemingly got weary and faint at the junction of hope.

The truth is that, hope does not have a good look; hope keeps beauty inside and puts on an ugly face. Just test how deep your faith in God is and be sure if you can sustain the reality of what it’s about to receive. That is why many lost their hope before they get to the field of fulfillment as God designed it for them.

God placed this hope inside of you, and He doesn’t want you to keep it vague.

I shall do justice to this, as some points would be analyzed in this newsletter for you to keep your hope alive.

BE SURE OF WHAT YOU ARE HOPING FOR
So many people’s visions and dreams are being thrown into the trash because they are not sure of the reality of their vision and they do not attach seriousness to it.

You must be sure that a force is driving you into a clear manifestation of your focus in life. That will form the basis of your hope.

Joseph got his dream and or the vision of his life from God, but he encountered various difficulties because he was sure of the fulfilment of his dream.

To keep your hope alive, you must be sure of it.

DO NOT LIMIT YOURSELF
Self-limitation is a tool the oppressor (devil) uses to truncate people’s visions and dreams.

You must not allow inferiority complex to overwhelm you if you want to keep your hope alive. No one will believe your dream if you don’t make a move about it.

Many will discourage, frustrate, and humiliate you to the extent of losing your hope.

“Take your eyes off your limitations and focus on the God of all hope, because He’s the One who’s going to bring it to pass in His timing and in His way.” – Victoria Osteen, 12th January, 2022.

WAIT FOR GOD’S INSTRUCTIONS
It is a pity that many don’t cultivate a culture of waiting. Waiting is the standing leg for hope.

For your dream and vision to become reality, you must wait for God’s directions on the steps you must take, people you need to meet, places you need to visit and the right field to establish your dream and vision.

It’s not easy to wait, but hope cannot result in a practicable faith if you don’t wait. The process of waiting is the process of refreshing, renewal of strength and connections.

David said in Psalm 40, “I waited patiently…” It’s best to wait patiently for God’s instructions.

CONCLUSION
The only living hope is Jesus Christ. With Jesus in your life, your hope is alive. If you set your belief in Jesus Christ, He will help you keep your focus, even amidst uncertainty. This hope fuels our faith. It is our responsibility to develop this hope that drives our faith. Hope is from heaven.

Paul prays in Romans 15: “Now, may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace.”

God is faithful, but it is up to us to cultivate this hope that fuels our faith.

Let’s pray…

1. Father, I thank You for Your faithfulness over me.

2. Lord, I am sorry for shifting my focus away from You and wearing my hope.

3. My Father and my Lord, I know with You on my side, I shall stand on mountain top.

4. Every hindrance on my way to fulfil my God-given vision, give way in Jesus Christ’s name.

5. Helper of my destiny from the East, West, South, and North, locate me in Jesus Christ’s name.

6. I shall not give up on my dream, no matter the humiliation and distractions. God is ahead of me and I shall succeed in Jesus Christ’s name.

7. Every arrow of sudden death fired against me not to get to my destination, I command you to backfire in Jesus’ name.

JOHN ADEROGBA for ROPMI.
© 2022.

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THE MIGHTY HANDS OF GOD.(JUNE 2021 NEWS LETTER)

Texts: Exodus 15:5-6, Deuteronomy 7:19.

Exodus 15:5-6.
5. The floods covered them; they went down into the depths like a stone.
6. Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power, your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.

Deuteronomy 7:19
19. The great trials that your eyes saw, the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm, by which the Lord your God brought you out. So will the Lord your God do to all the peoples of whom you are afraid.

INTRODUCTION
The hand of God is His authority over your life. His hand gives clear direction to you and leads right.
‘The hand represents divine approval, and specifically acceptance of His sacrifice, and possibly also the storm mentioned in the gospels.’ (Online Bible Dictionary).

The hand of God demonstrates His  wrath on the enemies of His loved ones. The hand stands as a seige or an umbrella over His people; it is our safety in the time of storm.

Gertrud Schiller said, ‘It is an artistic metaphor that is  genenerally not intended to indicate that a hand was physically present or seen at any subject depicted.” (Wikipedia. Gertrud Schiller (7 January 1905 – 4 December 1994).

The hand of God doesn’t come physically, but mighty in action to represent God. So, we shall be digging deep into what the hands of God can do.

HIS HAND DOES WONDERS
One of the wonders done by God that cannot be forgotten in history is the parting of the Red Sea. No one can do that, only by the mighty hands of God.

The juction you are now is like the bank of a big ocean; you don’t know what to do again. The word of the Lord to you is that, you shall walk freely on dry ground without being hurt.

Summon courage, move on and  feel the mighty hand of God around you. He shall see you through.

HIS MIGHTY HAND RESTORES LIFE
He is your creator. The original plan of your life is in the hands of the Lord. As the Potter, He engraved you in the palm of His hands; and that is how important you are.

Your destiny is not in the hands of anybody, though enemies may try to delay it, but that does not mean denial. It happened in the life of some people in the Bible, but the moment they felt the mighty hands of the Lord, their destiny changed for better.

David said in Psalms 31:15, “My life, my every moment, my destiny—it’s all in your hands. So I know you can deliver me from those who persecute me relentlessly” (NIV). David acknowledged this, and it worked for him.

Mary, the mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ, had this encounter too. Biblical meaning of Mary is “bitterness” and “rebellion.” What a miserable name! But the hands of the Lord singled her our of the miserable and vulnerable life she was living. She became a celebrated woman for all generations. The same God who restored Mary can restore you too.

HIS MIGHTY HAND HEALS
Sickness and diseases are strangers in our body; they are ‘parasites’ in our body because they are not in the original plan of God for your life.

One great assignment of Jesus Christ is to deliver you from any kind of sickness or diseases.
In Luke 4:40 (HCSB), “When the sun was setting, all those who had anyone sick with various diseases brought them to Him. As He laid His hands on each one of them, He would heal them.”

His mighty hand is still very active to set you free from whatever sickness that is battling with your health. He is Jehovah Rapha, meaning “The God Who Heals.” What you need to do is to acknowledge His presence around you and feel His mighty hands on you, He will surely heal you.

HIS MIGHTY HAND HELPS
The fact about life is that every one needs help in one way or the other. Whatever you cannot do by your own ability or strength, you need an helping hand to do it. God is a very present help in time of trouble, that is, He is always ready to help but needs you to cooperate with Him by putting your hand in his hand. How can this happen? When you put away your ego, pride, knowledge, experience and connection, and surrender to Him like David did.

Psalms 121: 1-2
1. I lift up my eyes to the mountain where does my help come from?
2. My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

In conclusion, the hand of God does wonderful works and miracles. Believe it, activate your faith, and expect your miracle. May you be lifted by His mighty hands.

Let’s pray.

1. Thank God for your journey since the beginning of the year.
2. Appreciate God for His sustaining hands on you.
3. Ask for God’s mercy on you, and pray that His mercy should prevail.
4. By the spoken Word of the Lord, every alliance formed by the wicked people to put you in chain  shall be thwarted.
5. The Lord will quiet every voice of doubt that might want to discourage you to move forward.
6. By the grace of God, you shall not miss your chance of connection and breakthrough, and you shall be lifted in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.
7. The mighty hands of God shall be your refuge and strength, and shall save you from troubles in Jesus Christ name.
8. The mighty hands of God shall be on you anywhere you go.

9. You and everything attached to  you shall not get lost in the mighty name of Jesus.

10. God shall turn things around for you, and your life shall begin to experience goodness.

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