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HOPE

Text : 1 Corinthians 15:19 

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable_ .

The word "Hope" simply means expectation. It is the expectation  that something will happen in the nearest future. You cannot say that you believe when you don't have hope. Hope is the very bedrock of faith.

From our text, we can see that every child of God has a hope both in this world and that to come. If in this life "only" means that we also have 

hope in this present life we are in. Most importantly, God's word assured us that we have hope hereafter. Our hope however is in Christ. Hence, we have a living hope and not a dead hope. 

A living hope is the hope that brings you into the very tangible and  enduring promises of God. A living hope is what we should live for. Christ in you is the hope of Glory(1Timothy 1:1, Colossians 1:27). Any hope which only brings perishable and temporal things in this world is a DEAD hope. Dead hope is only centered around what  this world can offer.

The truth is: anyone without Christ is a hopeless being. That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:Ephesians  2:12

I want you to know that as a child of God, you are living for a hope that transcends this present time. It is the hope of salvation(deliverance from  corruption, death, sin and devil). We live for the hope of eternal life. (Titus 1:2, 3:7)

Be of good cheer, your tommorrow is good. Christ is your yesterday, today and tommorrow. He is worth living for. He is worth depending on. He will come through for you. He will not allow you to be put to shame. When all hopes are gone, He will be your very Hope.

CHRIST IS OUR SURE HOPE. 

 *I dare you to trust Him once again. Again and again, let your hope be anchored on His unfailing Love.* 

Bible reading: 1 John 3:1-3

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