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Day 1: Get Your Hopes Up (Introduction) 
Day 2: The Three Most Powerful Forces in the Universe (Ephesians 2:12) 
Day 3: It Matters Which Hope You Choose (Philippians 1:20)
Day 4: Painting an Inner Image (Hebrews 11:1)
Day 5: Imaginations (Psalm 146:5) 
Day 6: Trusting God (Isaiah 43:26) 
Day 7: Taming the Tongue (Hebrews 4:14)
Day 8: Break Through Barriers (2 Thessalonians2:16-17) 
Day 9: Love Is Power (1 John 4:8) 
Day 10: Defeating Giants (Romans 15:13) 
Day 11: Launch the Counterattack (Romans 15:4) 
Day 12: Hope Set Before Us (Proverbs 13:12) 
It’s THE Way of Life (Guide) 
Prayer of Salvation/Recommitment 

Day 3 
It Matters Which Hope You Choose 
 
“For I fully expect and hope that I will never be ashamed, but that I will continue to be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past. And I trust that my life will bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die.” Philippians 1:20 (NLT) 

Worldly hope says, “I sure do hope I’ll get a raise at work,” when what people mean is, “I want a raise. I don’t think I’ll get it, but it would be nice if I were to get one.” 

The kind of hope described in The WORD of God—what I like to call real, Bible hope—is much stronger than that. It’s not based on wishing or wanting. It’s instead based on our eternal Covenant with Almighty God, sealed in the blood of Jesus. 

As we learned yesterday, that kind of hope is the blueprint of what faith is going to bring to pass in our lives. 

One way to know if you’re operating in real, Bible hope or worldly hope is to listen to yourself talk. Worldly hope says, “I hope my bills get paid,” while real hope is an earnest, intense expectation based on The WORD.

It says, “Glory to God, my bills are paid, now, because God said in Philippians 4:19, “My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus” (KJV).

Worldly hope is always in the future. It’s always tomorrow—or someday. It says, “Well, I know God will heal me if He wants to,” or “Someday 
we’ll have enough to pay all the bills on time.”

Real hope is based on what God has already said. It is always right now. Hebrews 11:1 (KJV) says, “Now, faith is the substance of things hoped for....” Notice that faith is based on hope. It’s an expectation of what’s sure to come. Think of a child eagerly waiting to be picked up by a favorite grandparent. There’s no doubt the meeting will happen. It’s a question of when, not if. So, if faith is now or immediate, then when is the hope? 

Hope is now, too.
Hope says, “Thank You LORD. I see in Your WORD that Your promise is mine, and I not only hope for it, I see it as mine. It is mine. I believe I receive it, in the Name of Jesus!” 

We see this kind of expectation in the life of Abraham. Before Abraham knew anything about real hope, he and his family worshipped the moon. But God approached Abraham and established a relationship with him. God cut a Blood covenant with him, and in the strength of that covenant, Abraham became a mighty man of faith. 

God promised Abraham that he would be the father of many nations when Abraham was 100 years old and childless. His wife was about 90 years old and had been barren all her life. 

To receive God’s promise, Abraham had to learn how to tap into hope based on what God had promised. That’s why Romans4:18(KJV) tells us that he, “against hope believed in hope.” All he could see in the natural realm was negative. But he combated those kinds of thoughts based on what God had promised him. His Bible hope was pitted against worldly hope, but that Bible hope sprang up, and an inner image of fatherhood replaced what he saw.

Abraham’s life is a powerful example of what the power of hope can do in every situation in our lives. God had promised. Nothing else mattered—no other possible outcome, no doubt. Abraham held onto that promise and refused to consider anything else. 

You can do the same thing. God’s WORD belongs to you the same as it did Abraham. Believe what God says, allow it to create an expectation of victory inside you, and don’t be moved by anything else–no matter how the situation looks. 

Second Corinthians 1:20 (KJV) says, “For all the promises of God in him are yea [yes], and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.” Just like Abraham, believe what God says, and receive your promise! 

Points of Hope: 
Bible hope is an earnest, intense expectation of victory, confident in and based on what God has already said.  We can pit Bible hope against worldly hope to bring about victory despite the circumstances around us, just like Abraham did in his life.  Combining the spiritual forces of hope and faith with God’s WORD results in receiving all that God promises you. 

Prayer: 
Father, You always keep Your WORD. I believe You. I trust that Your WORD is true and stands forever. Thank You that Your promises are always yes and amen! 
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Paint the Picture (Journaling): 
What does God’s WORD say about a situation in your life? Find the scripture that pertains to that situation.
What does your hope image look like?
Since hope is the blueprint of faith, is my hope based on what I see, or what God says?
​I base my faith on what God says about my victory!