Hope Restored (Notes, 3/6/2022)
“We are like common clay jars that carry this glorious treasure within, so that the extraordinary overflow of power will be seen as God’s, not ours. Though we experience every kind of pressure, we’re not crushed. At times we don’t know what to do, but quitting is not an option. We are persecuted by others, but God has not forsaken us. We may be knocked down, but not out. We continually share in the death of Jesus in our own bodies so that the resurrection life of Jesus will be revealed through our humanity.”
2 Corinthians 4:7-10 (TPT)
Paul Manwaring
“We may be down but not out and quitting is not an option.”
“But that’s not all! Even in times of trouble we have a joyful confidence, knowing that our pressures will develop in us patient endurance. And patient endurance will refine our character, and proven character leads us back to hope. And this hope is not a disappointing fantasy, because we can now experience the endless love of God cascading into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who lives in us!”
Romans 5:3-5 (TPT)
“I will return her vineyards to her and transform the Valley of Trouble into a gateway of hope.”
Hosea 2:15 (NLT)
Perseverance – the character of a man or woman unswerved from their deliberate purpose
