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HOPE-2

Text : 1 Cor. 15:19 

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

Having known that our hope in Christ Jesus is not just in this present life, but also in that which is to come. We shall then be looking at the hope we have in Him in this present life.

While awaiting the hope to come, we also live for the hope Himself-Jesus Christ. 

Our hope in the now is stated in Romans 8:29 "For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate *to be conformed to* the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren."
The expectation (hope) of our calling in this present life is our conformation to the image of  the Son of God.

The hope we live for on this side of eternity is to *CONFORM.* That is, to be conformed to the very image of Jesus. If you don't  have this hope of conformation, you will not do well as a child of God(believer) in your pilgrimage on earth.

The Greek word "summorphos" where conform is taken, can also mean having the same form as another or similar. The moment you are born into God's family, your hope should be *conformation to the image of Jesus Christ* (the first born). Many believers are yet to come into this hope of conformation, they have been wrongly informed about the kind of hope they should pursue and live for here on earth. 

So many believers today have been deceived by preachers. All manner of wrong hopes are being painted for them about what they should look forward to. 

Today, I want to tell you that *one of the major reasons God sent Jesus to this world is not only to die for our sins, but to raise many Jesus'.*  Since Jesus is the first born, He needs to have many brothers and sisters who will look like Him as well. 

The father wants many  sons and daughters like Jesus to be walking on the streets, in the market place as business owners, bankers, lawyers, doctors; and in government house as political leaders, civil servants; in schools as lecturers and students e.t.c

WE ARE SAVED AND PREDESTINED TO BE CONFORMED TO THE IMAGE OF THE SON OF GOD, THAT HE MIGHT BE THE FIRST BORN AMONG MANY BRETHREN

Bible Reading:

Romans 8:19-30.

 PRAYER FOCUS

1.) Father God, I receive the grace to see and live for the hope for which you sent your son to this world.

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