Dangerous Hope

We use words so interchangeably with one another that we lose the meaning of many of them. One of those words is the word “hope.” We nearly always think of the word hope as being a desired outcome, a best result possible, wishful thinking. But that isnt what hope is. One of my favorite movie scenes is in the Hunger Games when Snow remarks, “Hope. It is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous.” When we view the word “hope” as the rest of the world, we find ourselves in that place of “little effectiveness.” However, as Christians we have the only real reason for true hope and so, our view of hope should be through a Biblical Lens or a Christian World View. That is, our view of hope should be that Jesus is our hope and because he is we should live expectantly in that place of what I call “dangerous hope.” it is the idea that Satan is put on notice, the place in our heart and life where demons run and flee, that state of being where Jesus is standing guard over our life and we have nothing to fear. Hope in Jesus, truly is stronger than any and all fear. The trick is, we have to go there ourselves. So, GO! RUN! HAVE HOPE!

Romans 15:13