Part 2: Fear And Hope

FEAR AND FAITH – PART 2

“Where then is my hope? Can anyone find it?”

Job 17:15 (NLT)

• Hope – a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.

“My heart is breaking as I remember how it used to be: I walked among the crowds of worshipers, leading a great procession to the house of God, singing for joy and giving thanks amid the sound of a great celebration! Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again—my Savior and my God!”

Psalm 42:4-6a (NLT)

1. THIS CRISIS WILL BRING US TOGETHER LIKE NEVER BEFORE:

“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.”

1 Thessalonians 5:11 (ESV)

2. THIS CRISIS WILL EVENTUALLY PASS.

“And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.”

1 Peter 5:10 (ESV)

3. THIS CRISIS IS REMINDING US OF OUR NEED FOR GOD.

“As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?”

Psalm 42:1-2 (ESV)

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.”

Psalm 23:1-4 (ESV)

4. THIS CRISIS WILL LEAD MORE PEOPLE TO JESUS.

• Hope – a feeling of trust.

“But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”

Isaiah 40:31 (ESV)

• THREE ANCHOR VERSES:

“When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.”

Psalm 56:3 (ESV)

“And He answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.’”

Luke 10:27 (ESV)

“If My people who are called by My name humble themselves, and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”

2 Chronicles 7:14 (ESV)

MY NEXT STEP TODAY IS TO:

• Pick a way from the Crestview Update to serve someone this week.

• Allow my fear to spiritually wake me up and bring me to Jesus.

• Share my prayer request.

• Commit my life to Jesus Christ and follow Him

Bible App Instructions:

• Go to Plans on the YouVersion® Bible App. Search for The God of Hope (3-day plan).

• Tap “Start Plan.”

• Find the plan under “Plans > My Plans.” Follow along with the devotional and verses each day.