Today’s Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3 NIV: 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,
Hope found in faith brings hope to life. Peter was sharing with us here a hope he had come to know; a living hope. Peter witnessed Jesus and is promising to us that we too can know this hope.
Though our hopes will be tested, turning to the hope of God gives us joy and peace. The Holy Spirit gives us confidence in what Jesus Christ did for us and in God’s plans for us. The same power that raised Jesus from the dead works in us. In this power our hopes live.
Believing in Jesus brings us an inexpressible joy that is filled with glory and hope. Hoping in Him brings hope alive. This hope in Jesus Christ is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. Why would we seek to hope in anything or anyone else?
Are your hopes alive in Christ?
Today’s Prayer: LORD God my hopes are alive in You. I thank You for the saving grace of Jesus and for the filling of Your Holy Spirit that gives life to the hopes You have given me. All of my hope is in You. Fill me with Your hope and the desires of Your heart. In You I live. Amen
Tom Raines Jr
Affirmations of God
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