Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Certain Hope

3/12/14

Dear City Calvary,

The word "hope" is an interesting word.  To us humans, though it is a positive word, it is often a word of uncertainty.  For instance, we could say "I hope this beautiful weather stays for a while" or "I hope the Seahawks win the Super Bowl again in 2015" or "I hope to get a tax refund this year", etc. - you get the idea.  And even if our human hopes are realized, they are only temporary.

To God, the word "hope" is not only an incredibly positive word, it is a word of certainty!  We see this in a powerful way in 1 Peter, the book we are starting this Sunday. 1 Peter 1:3-4 says "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!  In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a LIVING HOPE through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade - kept in heaven for you..."  This is the best kind of hope because it's eternal.  Our human hopes will come and go.  We may even experience times of hopelessness in the circumstances of life on planet Earth, but we always have our hope in Heaven and our hope is in Jesus.  Praise The Lord for that!!!  

Read through all of 1 Peter before Sunday and I'm so excited to study this book with you.

Blessings in Jesus,
Pastor John

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