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Read 1 Peter 1:21-25, Job 19:25-27
Hope is Never Hopeless

“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13” NLT

A lot of bad things seem to happen to an awful lot of good people. The reality of living in a sin-sick world with a lot of pain and suffering all around often becomes true “relative truth” for believers.

The thought that becoming imitators of Christ is also a call to the suffering of Christ is not a happy thought.

Sometimes it seems that the roses have all disappeared from our garden of life and that only thorns remain. Loved ones die and expectations never seem to be met. We suffer failure, rejection, disappointment, illness, betrayal, and any number of other disasters.

When it seems that all hope is gone, we need to remember that hope is never hopeless and that we are never helpless because Jesus is a live and living in us through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus knew that we would go through mountains of sorrow and valleys of tears on our journey of life. This is why He sent the Holy Spirit to be our comforter, counselor, our advocate and our strength and to fill us with hope when it seems that all hope is gone.

We must never live as one without hope. The same blessed assurance and hope that sustained Job and Paul through all of their sufferings is the birthright of everyone who has received the new birth in Christ. Our hope is never hopeless!

Father, let me never forget that my hope is never hopeless. In Jesus’ name, Amen

Read John 8, Psalm 16
Believe What You Know!

“But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and that He will stand upon the earth at last. And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God! I will see Him for myself. Yes, I will see Him with my own eyes.” Job 19:25-27 NLT

Someone once said, “If you don’t know what you stand for, you’re liable to fall for anything.” If your faith is not backed by knowing the inerrant truth of God’s Word, it is very easy to fall prey to the wolves in sheep’s clothing who seek to mislead with false or half-truths that attempt to rob you of your joy and cause you to doubt your salvation in Christ.

As you believe more of what you know an amazing thing happens. You also begin to know who you believe better and can say with Paul, “For I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day” (1 Timothy 1:12b).

We often become penitent and receive Christ as our Savior long before we become proficient in our knowledge of Him. The essence of our new life in Christ is to get to know Him better, day by day, week by week, and year by year so that we might grow into His fullness.

We do this by abiding in Him through His Word, prayer, and through fellowship with other believers.

As we get to know Jesus better, we learn to see Him more in the lives of other people through circumstances and by experiencing His love, His grace, and especially His peace more and more.

There is no greater joy than knowing Christ in His fullness as we grow in Him.

Father, thank You for working belief in my heart by the power of Your Spirit. Help me to know what I know and what I believe more everyday. In Jesus’ name, Amen