Hope is a powerful part of the human soul, but hoping in what falls short of God’s glory is always disappointing. That lesson is harsh and ugly that some people never survive! The hope they live with is the destruction of their enemies and the repaying them!
Romans 3:23 for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
Falling short of God’s glory means an imperfect world, putting faith in people, government, religion all fall short of God’s glory. This world is not the hope of God, if it were, there would be no suffering, death or disease that is the hope of God we should cling to!
Hoping in humans to get what we want isn’t hoping in God!
Psalms 31:24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh.
Psalms 33:18 Behold, Yahweh’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness;
Luke 6:34 If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive back as much.
Romans 4:18 Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, “So will your seed be.”{Genesis 15:5}
Romans 5:5 and hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.