Our Christian hope has helped many of our brothers and sisters to endure. Consider the example of Leonard Chinn, a faithful brother who lived in England. During the First World War, he was imprisoned because he refused to join the military. For two months he was kept in solitary confinement, followed by a period of hard labor. "My experiences," he later wrote, "impressed on me the value of hope to enable us to endure. We have the examples of Jesus, the apostles, and the prophets, and we the precious promises in the Bible. All of this give us great hope for the future and fortifies us to endure." Hope was an anchor for Leonard, and it can be an anchor for us too.
Our hope gets stronger after we endure trials and experience Jehovah's help and approval. (Read Romans 5:3-5; James 1:12) We thus possess a hope that is stronger than when we first accepted the good news. Satan wants our trials to overwhelm us, but with Jehovah's help we can meet each one successfully.
Next time: Keep Your Christian Hope Strong - OUR HOPE IS LIKE A HELMET
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