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Read Micah 5:3-5. This passage made the hope of Jesus's coming relevant for what they were facing in that very moment. When have you experienced that your hope - confident expectation of what is to come through Jesus - applied to a specific issue or circumstance that you were facing in that very moment? How did your hope in Jesus give you hope and confidence in the moment?
Read Micah 5:5-6. Because of their hope, they took action with bold faith. When have you taken a bold step of faith because of your hope that Jesus was in control and would ultimately give you victory?
Read the following verses and identify what the confident expectation is:
- Psalm 62:1-5
- 1 Timothy 4:7-10
- Isaiah 40:29-31
How can these examples of previous hope being fulfilled give you hope now and in the various circumstances you face? What is an area of your life that may seem uncertain, but the hope of the Gospel can apply to that and how?