Hopeful Thoughts: 1 John 4

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them. We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

Dear Ones: Although the word, hope, is not in these verses they are filled with HOPE. The Great Overcomer lives in every born-again believer. HE is greater than all the forces of darkness that are at work trying to steal, kill, and destroy anything they can. But the children of God have Hope because they are not left alone to deal with the darkness by themselves. We do not have to be victimized by the spirit of error anymore. The Spirit of Truth abides in us, and HE will guide us through this year. HE will bring to pass the season of Hope into a season of fulfilled prayers because our Faith has been nurtured by our Hope in HIM.

May the victory of the overcomer be yours today. May you see the darkness fade away as the Light of the ONE Who lives in you explodes out of you like a burning star that won’t be quenched. May your Hope receive all its desires in this new year. Have an overcoming day in the LORD. I bless you in Jesus’ name.