The concept of hope, in our day, is something like wishful thinking. But is it the case that the Christian’s hope is wishful thinking? The Bible’s definition of hope is something much more significant and deep than that. Tune in this week to the Bible Study Hour, as Dr. James Boice teaches us on the certainty of a Christian’s hope.
In the running of the Christian life, we can err by looking only at the past; this is sin, for it is a lack of faith in God’s future blessing. But we can also err by looking only at so distant a future that we miss the more immediate blessings that God has in store for us now. If we are really to engage in that great struggle for God’s best, we must also prepare for vigorous spiritual conflict. Our striving is not only against ourselves or circumstances but against the spiritual forces of this world that would seek to hinder us.