Understanding the benefits of hope and the favor we receive by conveying hope to others.

1. HIM
LIKE
NONEGod’s
Attribute of
Hope

2. The habits we practice on a
daily basis,will reflect our
reaction in the day of
calamity.

3. 2 Kings 7
A STORY OF
HOPE

4. TO THE DAY OF
CALAMITY
REACTION

5. TO THE DAY OF
CALAMITY
REACTION
King Jehoram: Anger, hopelessness
Elisha: Listen to God’s Word; Hope
Officer: Pessimism, sarcasm

6. “This hope we have as an anchor to
the soul, both sure and steadfast.”
Hebrews 6:19

7. 2 Kings 7:3-9

8. 2 Kings 7:3-9
God answers our prayers, without us realizing it
OFTEN…
God answers speedily
God will use the least likely source

9. 2 Kings 7:9-10
“The Day of Good News”

10. 2 Kings 7:9-10
“The Day of Good News”
On the day things look the darkest,
God has already provided the answer,
but we just don’t know it yet.

11. 2 Kings 7:11-13
Reaction to Answered Prayer

12. 2 Kings 7:11-13
Reaction to Answered Prayer
King Jehoram: Suspicion, pessimism
and fear
Servant: Optimism and hope

13. “But for him who is joined to all the
living, there is hope. And a living
dog is better than a dead lion.”
Ecclesiastes 9:4

14. 2 Kings 7:14-16
The Attribute of Hope

15. HIM
LIKE
NONEGod’s
Attribute of
Hope