“You Were There On Easter Sunday” – April 8th, 2020
Dear Church Family,
There are certain words or phrases in the Bible that especially intrigue me. One of those is the phrase “living hope” in I Peter 1:3. The verse reads, “ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”
What is a “living hope?” Our hope is alive in that it is the God-given life that is in us once we belong to Him. “Hope” is the eager expectancy that grips the born again soul. So our living hope is the God given life inside us that causes us to look with eager expectation to a future that is full of optimism. Regardless of our present circumstances the living hope inside us gives us optimism that everything will be just fine. That living hope is grounded in the resurrection of Jesus.
May the living hope in you give you complete optimism as you face an uncertain tomorrow. Hoping that you “see me” on the day that our living hope was sealed, Easter Sunday.
Because of Jesus,
Pastor Joe