Biblical hope is firm confidence from God about future issues on God’s promises and revelation. Scripturally hope is linked inseparably with solid faith and confident trust in God. Hope and trust are similar to cousins: they relate to each other. Consequently, it is an anchor for the believer during life.
In Romans, verses twenty-four and twenty-five of chapter eight express a saving hope for fellow believers. A hope that we can foresee is not hope. It is something not physically visible to others and invisible to ourselves. Therefore, Biblical hope is believing the Word of God and anticipating it coming to fruition. It is patiently waiting for it to come into existence.
Biblical hope is what brought us to faith in Christ in the first place. It is something believers long for, but nobody can reach it independently without the Son of God. Yet, some people begin in that doctrinal hope only to create their direction that is not Biblical. Some individuals design their doctrine altogether that is contrary to the Biblical hope.
The basis of Biblical hope is the foundation of the believer’s confidence that derives from the nature of God, of Jesus Christ, and God’s Word. Scripture reveals how God has proved Himself faithful in the past on behalf of His people. The miraculous power that the Creator God has demonstrated for His faithful people’s benefit is evident in the exodus, the conquest of Canaan, the miracles of Jesus and the apostles. On the other hand, those without God are without real hope.
The revelation of the new covenant of Jesus Christ provides a reason for a confident hope in God. The Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil. Jesus, therefore, is called our hope; we must set our hope on Him through the power of the Holy Spirit.
The believer’s ultimate hope and trust must not be in other human beings, material possessions, or money. Rather our hope must be in God, His Son Jesus, and His Word. What does this hope involve? God’s love and grace in suffering we undergo in our present lives.