Can you believe we've already made it to day 5? It seems like just a few days ago when this whole idea started. For our fifth stop, jump over to Emma Starr's lovely blog, Seven Billion Smiles! Seeing all these hopeful posts from these amazing girls...it's just so inspiring! Click the image below to read Emma's post!
Welcome to one of the last stops on the 7 Days of Hope Blog Tour! I hope you've enjoyed this tour and that it's been an encouragement to you. <3 Hebrews 10:23 (NLT) says, "Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise." When I was trying to find a verse and a translation to use for today, I came across something interesting - some versions used the word "hope" here, as the NLT does. And some didn't. So, curious, I traced it back to the Greek using the built-in Strong's Concordance in one of my Bible apps. The word used here for "hope" is "elpis" (pronounced, "elle-PEACE"). It doesn't mean just, plainly, "hope" or "faith," as it's translated. One definition is, more directly, "hope." But the word, in two of three definitions and by its root word, means "expectation." Oddly enough, the word itself doesn't even s...
I'm kinda sad the tour is drawing to a close, but I've thoroughly enjoyed reading everyone's posts! :D
ReplyDeleteYes! I feel the same way!
DeleteThis tour was so good! <3
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