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133: Holding On to Expectant Hope video solocast

October 03, 2025 • Melony Brown • Season 7 • Episode 133

Today’s episode is a video solocast. Rather than just listening to it, watching it on my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@melonybrown is suggested.

Throughout 2025, God’s been teaching me about the importance of maintaining a healthy spiritual posture. Episode 117, titled STAND FIRM, I shared about the posture of standing firm. The visual image of a hiking boot reminds us that the Holy Spirit empowers us to stand firm when challenges intersect our path. Episode 127, titled LEANING ON GOD, I shared about the posture of leaning on God. The visual image of hiking poles reminds us with our entire personality we can trust, rely on, and confidently lean because God rescues, delivers, and saves us during our trials.

Holding on to expectant hope is another posture God has been teaching me about this year.

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, hope is cherishing a desire with anticipation or wanting something to happen or be true. While this modern definition of hope is accurate, it falls short of fully defining the hope believers have when they accept and follow Jesus.

I shared the Greek meanings of hope and expectant.

When I prayed about the visual image that could represent expectant hope, the Holy Spirit brought to mind a cup.

Yes, the visual image for expectant hope will be a cup.

I shared what I learned about the promises in Exodus 6 that are connected to the four cups of the Passover Seder.

Is there a fifth promise and a fifth cup?

I shared the Greek meaning of overflow.

Notable quotes:

· The Holy spirit doesn’t just fill you with a drop or two of hope. Nor does He fill you till you’re full of hope. He fills you to overflowing with hope!

· The four promises or four cups were for the Israelites. But they are for us too! When you accepted Jesus and committed to live your life for Him: He set you apart as His own. He rescued you from bondage, oppression, and sin. He forgave your sins and reconciled you to God. He desires to have a relationship with you.

· Expectant hope is an active, faith-filled posture of confidence and a Spirit-filled expectation that God WILL fulfill His promises.

Bible verses:

· Romans 15:13

· Matthew 26:39

· Exodus 6:6-8

· Luke 22”17-18

· I share 12 verses of God’s promises that can fill us with expectant hope.

· Lamentations 3:21 fight verse for expectant hope

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