The Confession Of Our Hope - Hebrews 10:23

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
 - Hebrews 10:23

    When we are convinced of a due outcome, even when no clear or compelling evidence of that outcome is present, to what do we owe this die-hard conviction? We may look to the past concerning our hope for the future. Past performance is often a key consideration for what we dare to expect for the future. But how much more can we dwell in our hope when we have the clear promises of God to support that hope? “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” - Jeremiah 29:11.   
    Think of all the ways God has fulfilled His promises to us. The number of occasions is staggering. From each and every new morning to every good blessing; we receive only what God has reckoned to us. And what He has not reckoned to us, we do not receive.
    The obvious elephant in the room demands that we consider the hurtful and evil things which have transpired in our lives. Is God the author of our pain as well as our comfort? Clearly, Holy Scripture denies that such an accusation against the providence of God can even be considered. “Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.” - Genesis 1:31.  Everything God made was good. So where do the heartaches, physical ailments, abuses, and death come from? Scripture is abundantly clear in this regard also - “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned . . .” - Romans 5:12.
    This is an even more compelling reason to trust in God’s faithfulness. For it is only through Him that we have hope in the faithful promise. Where else can we seek hope? In mankind? Never! If we trust in God and God alone to be faithful to His promise we will find that comfort follows all events. “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” - Romans 8:28. There may be pain but there will be relief. There may be anger but there will be peace. There will be death but there will be life. This is the promise of God  - “He will swallow up death forever, and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces; the rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth; for the Lord has spoken.” - Isaiah 25:8.
    This is the hope that we must maintain “without wavering.” The hope for He who is promised faithful. “And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You.” - Psalm 39:7.
    Let us all confess our hope in the living Lord, our Savior, Jesus Christ.