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HOPE (3)

Text : Colossians  1:5.

For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;_

The hope we have in heaven is not just the hope of making heaven. It is the hope of:

 *1. Inheritance reserved for us in heaven.*  

 _Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,  To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,1 Peter 1:3-4

We must live for the hope of Our inheritance which is incorruptible, undefilable and does does not fade away.

 *2. Seeing Jesus Christ as He is.* 

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; _for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure._ 1 John 3:2-3, Titus 2:13

 *3. Hope of eternal life.* 

That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Titus 3:7. Eternal life is in us now, but it shall yet be a full blown manifested life when we get to heaven. We shall partake in the very life of God in every sense of it, and we shall become eternal like God. 

When we start to live for the above heavenly hope,  we shall be experiencing deep walk with the Lord while we are here on earth. The only hope that can draw us closer to heavenly hope is our conformation to the image of the Son of God. We must daily seek to follow Jesus by denying self and carrying our cross. (Mark 8:34)

 *HOPE IS THE ANCHOR FOR OUR SOUL, IT IS SURE AND STEDFAST* 

Bible reading: 1John1:1-3

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