"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." ~1 Peter 1:3 

 

What a promise! Through the unmitigated mercy of God, he has given to us a free gift. We have been given a new birth. We were dead spiritually and now we are alive in Christ. Our entire worldview has been changed from decaying doubt to a living hope. A living hope, a real and present and life giving truth that Jesus is who he says he is and will do what he said he would in transforming our lives and granting us hope. A hope that makes no sense. God has granted us this assurance through Jesus’ resurrection. Not through his death, although Jesus’ death was necessary. It was his victory over death that has gifted us a priceless inheritance. A inheritance as his children. A inheritance that will never, ever, ever fade or spoil or end! 

 

I hope that you have this kind of living hope. The Lord is doing something amazing with all of us. He is showing us that we can live in a place of hope right now that will glorify his name. I can’t wait to see what God does through all of us as we grow closer to each other and closer to him.

 

Love ya,

Chris