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Hope deferred - a Christian perspective
Have you ever had your hope deferred? Proverbs tells us that when our hope is deferred it makes our very heart sick. However, when a longing is fulfilled, we are filled with life.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2013:12&version=NIV
Topics:
Disappointment, Longing, Hope Deferred
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Need to give a sermon on
rov.13:12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.Can you all help?
I think Romans 8:18 to 8:27 speaks to this. The creation itself has hope. For liberation from the bondage of the curse. And there is a suffering, a groaning that exists during the time of waiting.
So yes, there is a sickness of the heart, a time of suffering. But Paul said it’s not worth comparing to the glory that will be revealed.
And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness.
Rev Ken, you might find some of the commentaries here helpful: http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/commentaries/index.php?action=getMainPage&source=2