Hope is the engine that drives faith. When hope is lost, it is like removing the silver lining in the sky of dark clouds. Let me put it this way, hope is the oil that lubricates the engine of faith. Hope is an expectation that your faith works to achieve. Without hope faith is empty.
Hope is a catalyst that propels us towards an expected end. Hope is a strength. When we lose hope we die. Our hope of Eternal life sustains us in the journey of the Christian life. It is a lively Hope that is unshakable, founded on the Lord Jesus Christ.
Beloved, the Lord takes pleasure in those that fear Him and put their trust in the Hope of His promises, received by His Mercies. Hope of Eternity with God, continues to keep the faith of the Jesus generation today alive and kicking. Hold on to that Hope in Christ.
Blessings