April 18, 2021
“Through Christ, you have come to trust in God. And because God raised Christ from the dead and gave Him great glory, your Faith and Hope can be placed confidently in God.” 1 Peter 1:21. NLT
In a fallen world facing COVID-19 poverty, disease, hunger, injustice, disaster, war, and terrorism, how does HOPE helps us live better TODAY?
♥️ People cannot survive long without Hope. Without Hope, we are apt to give up. Hope keeps us going through painful experiences and fear of the unknown, fear of what the future may hold.
♥️ When life seems difficult and seemly impossible, God provides us with a Living and Eternal Hope. The Heartbeat of Hope is essential to our holding on, our ability to persevere, getting through the problematic and tough times.
Our Hope Necessitates One Thing, a Trust in the Only One who brings True and Living Hope.
The Greek term for “HOPE” in our Scripture means “an eager, and confident expectation.” As Believers, our Living Hope originates from a Living, Resurrected Savior. Those who don’t have a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ do not have a real and substantial HOPE. The Hope of the world is empty and dead.
Our Hope is not only ‘Living but Lively Hope’ that lives on energizing and active in the soul of the Believer in Christ. Christ changes our thoughts, words, and behavior. It is for that reason we can live with great expectation!
Rx: A HOPEFUL ♥️ HEART
“Let us hold tightly without wavering to the Hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.” Hebrews 10:23.(NLT)
FATHER GOD, Thank You for Your sacrifice offering us ultimate Hope by forgiving our sins so that we can be with You in heaven forever. Thank You for giving us Living and Eternal Hope empowering us to live without despair as we encounter disease, suffering, and trials in this present life. Consequently, and by the power of Your Word and the indwelling presence and strength of the Holy Spirit we will not give up! Although our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person is being renewed day by day. For our momentary light affliction is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory. So, we will not focus on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. THANK YOU, FATHER, for making this possible in the Precious, Powerful and Preeminent Name of Jesus Christ or Savior and Lord, Amen!