April 18, 2023
Tuesday
Since We Have Hope
2 Corinthians 3: 12-18
12 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:”
In his book On Losing Faith, Filipino artist Danny Sillada said, “Perhaps the most humiliating condition in life is when you no longer feel that there’s still someone or something worth waiting for and that, worst of all, no one or nothing’s waiting there for you in the twilight of your existence.” That’s a sad perspective—just the opposite of how we feel as Christians! With the hope of Christ and His eternal life, we can say:
- Since we have such hope, we are optimists and eager for the future.
- Since we have such hope, we deal with the troubles of life by focusing on the eternal joys of heaven.
- Since we have such hope, we go to sleep every night with confidence in heaven and awaken each morning eager for the Lord’s return.
- Since we have such hope, we use great boldness of speech and look for every opportunity to share with others the reason for the hope within us.
Because Christ is alive, we have a certain hope that carries us through life on earth to heaven above.
A point to ponder…
Where there is no hope in the future, there is no power in the present.
John Maxwell
Read the Bible through in a year
I love you!!!
2000-2023 B. Michael Goerlich