Hope is one of the greatest attitudes a Christian can have. Hope is the belief that the future can be different and better. Even when life seems impossible to cope with, our hope can keep us firmly fixed. It will keep us anchored in a safe harbor until we find out how to change the situations we are facing.
Of course, hope that is not realized will not last long. Proverbs 13:12 tells us, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick” (NKJV). But when we decide to move out of our current position and take steps toward the answers our hope will move us forward.
Every promise God has given us is a reason for hope. In fact, the purpose of God’s promise is their fulfillment. God’s Word will keep our hopes alive and keep us pressing to see them all come to pass.
It was this kind of hope that kept Israel alive during the years they wandered in the wilderness. After a generation passed, and the children of those enslaved in Egypt were finished with the complaining and excuses of their parents. They were positioned to receive from God and take their place in God’s plan. Although God provided for them during the years they spent in the wilderness that was not God’s plan or promise. He promised them their own land to inhabit and the strength to possess it.
When they stepped across the Jordan River into the land promised to them, the first city they came to was Jericho. The fortified walls of this city seemed impenetrable. But God would give Joshua a plan that would bring the walls down and place the city in Israel’s hand (Joshua 6:1-5).
There were several things God outlined to Joshua that would be important to their victory. They were to move into the land as conquerors, but conquering would take total obedience.
Joshua was required to see things that he could not see: that the king, the people, and the city were given to him. He could only see this through the eyes of faith in what God promised to him. Second Corinthians 5:7 says, “For we walk by faith, not by sight.”
God expects us to see things that cannot be seen. Eyes that truly see are uncommon. Proverbs 20:12 says, “The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the Lord has made them both.”
Seeing the unseen is vital to living by faith. We are made to live in the realm of the Spirit as well as the natural visible world. We are expected to see the reality of the Word before we see it in the natural world. Second Corinthians 4:18 says, “While we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal” (NKJV).
If Joshua could see what God wanted him to see, he would be able to possess what God wanted him to possess. We will possess our victory in the same way. We can move from where we are right now to where we want to be. We can allow the words of instruction given to Joshua to help us see how.
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Vikki and Dennis began as youth pastors in 1973 in Southern California where they received tremendous insight into the work of the local church. In 1976, they moved to Ft. Worth, Texas, to work with Kenneth Copeland Ministries. Vikki worked with KCM for three years before entering full-time ministry with her husband. Since that time, their relationship and involvement with Kenneth Copeland Ministries has continued. Vikki and Dennis have had numerous articles published in the Believer's Voice of Victory magazine.
Vikki has spoken in several nations including Australia, Japan, and Canada. She has ministered on television, radio, in women's conferences and marriage seminars. Her desire is to see people raised to a higher level of living through the Word of God. By acting on Gods principles, Vikki has obtained a testimony of victory and imparts encouragement to others.
Throughout the years, Vikki and Dennis have pursued new avenues of reaching people. The Lord has continued to expand their vision. Their dedication has affected thousands as they are impacting God's people with the love of God.