Recognizing the key role that hope plays in our lives, we encourage each other by saying, “Keep your hopes up!” We also realize that a situation is lost if someone gives up hope. With so many difficulties in our lives, we need hope to keep going. In I Peter 1:3-12, God calls his people to be a hopeful people, but not based on wishful thinking but on his own work for us.
In answer to Daniel’s final question about the future, a messenger gave him a simple message we all need to hear.
When Israel reached Mount Sinai, God showed that he would provide all they needed.
The lifestyle of citizens of the kingdom of God includes unity, joy, and humility.