In the Word: Hope Lives

Welcome to Hope Mommies’ In the Word devotionals. It is our desire that this series will aid you in getting in the Bible for yourself and discovering the joy that comes from hearing from God through the pages of His Word.

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to His great mercy, He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,”

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Living. What we have is a living hope. It is based on the two solid truths of the living Word of God (1 Pet. 1:23), and the living Stone (1 Pet. 2:4-5), who is Christ. As surely as Christ rose from the dead, we will experience a final resurrection in the last day, when our pain will be no more. What great mercy has been granted to those who are in Christ.

Why does our hope live? Simply put, our hope lives because Christ lives. And what does that mean for us? In stark contrast to the death that we know all too well exists, this hope will never die. While our babies were transported into a new heavenly reality in an instant, we still wait for our heavenly reality.

From the moment you chose to live in surrender to the risen Savior, you were born again into this hope. As we wait for our eternity, we see in ourselves the effects of something that has life. We see that in contrast to earthly hopes, this hope grows and grows. It becomes more beautiful in us over time. Hope lives!

REFLECT:

•Read Romans 5:5-6. What can we learn about the foundation of our hope through these verses?

•Hebrews 10:23 reminds us that we can hold fast to this living hope without wavering because God is faithful. How has God demonstrated His faithfulness to you in the midst of your sorrow?

•How can your hope in the promises of God and the reality of heaven strengthen you for the days ahead?

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