Life Talk Devotion 06/22/2023
Hope these days seems to be a fragile and scarce commodity for the average person. As we look around our nation and the world, confidence in the institutions and leaders that we have trusted in has been visibly shaken.
The framework of hope is always built on a foundation of trust. When trust erodes whether in individuals or institutions, hope correspondingly begins to crumble. God never intended for us to look to man or his institutions to be the foundation of our hope. Yet one of our greatest human weaknesses is attributing too much hope in men and their promises.
A Living Hope – 1 Peter 1:3-5
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, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 1 Peter 1:3-5
The value and veracity of hope is only as good as the character of the one in who we place our hope. In 1 Peter 1:3-5, God offers us a hope that is based on the strength of His character and what has already been accomplished through Jesus Christ. The cross of Christ points us to an unshakeable and living hope where sin has been vanquished and death has lost it’s grip because Jesus Christ Himself now lives!
As Peter reminds us in the above verses, this living hope has a guarantee of an inheritance that no one can steal, it cannot decay or be revoked. God keeps it under His wings reserved by His authority and power for all who trust in Jesus Christ and His redemptive work. It is a hope with a solid foundation because the One who promises is trustworthy; for He magnifies His Word above His Name (Psalm 138:2).
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