By Sarah
1. Your hope is living.
“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…” 1 Peter 1:3 NIV
2. You have an inheritance that will never spoil, perish, or fade.
“…and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade--kept in heaven for you.” 1 Peter 1:4 NIV
3. You are shielded by God’s power.
“…who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.” 1 Peter 1:5 NIV
4. You serve The God of Hope.
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
5. God calls you to hope.
“I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints…” Ephesians 1:18 NIV
6. Christ will return for you.
“…while we wait for the blessed hope--the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ…” Titus 2:13 NIV
7. You are loved by God
“…Hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.” Romans 5:5
8. Nothing can separate you from the love of God
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4 comments:
What a great introductory post for this topic, Sarah! I was blessed by reading it this morning! :)
I love this post. Just saying before I go ahead. But I'm a nit-picky perfectionist (that can be good or bad.... usually a mix) and "parish" is an 18th and 19th century word for the area a pastor or minister was in charge of. I believe it should be "perish." (In #2)
Again, that just stuck out at me. I'm not *trying* to be troublesome. This post was really good.
Julia, my thoughts exactly! Sarah, this just sets the tone! :)
What glorious reasons we as daughters of the King have to hope! Thanks for sharing, Sarah! :)
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