Blessed Hope!

“And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach-- if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.” Colossians 1:21-23

We are blessed beyond measure in the eternal for the great hope we have in Christ. Not a hope in the temporal, that will pass away, but a hope secured for us in the eternal and that is eternal in Christ our Lord.

We have a blessed hope to see with our own eyes and touch with our own hands the one who loves us, cares for us, died and rose for us all to give us hope in him.

A hope longed for over the generations and that draws us closer with each passing day. Therefore we ought to keep fighting the good fight of faith while helping others along the way. We do so through giving of our selves, praying in secret and openly, forgiving, and sharing the Good News of Christ with every opportunity.

For why should our temporary failures, blunders, and occasional faltering make us slow, then hinder, and stop our walk with Christ? Are we not persuaded that Christ truly is on the throne? Is not Christ in control? Can not Christ see us through our present distresses? And, are we not called for his sake “we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter” (Rom. 8:36)? Are we not persuaded that what Christ has promised he will perform (Rom. 4:21)?

Maybe there is something wrong with our expectation or our ability to patiently and yet actively wait on the Lord (Rom. 8:19)?

I believe like our brother Paul that “we are more than conquerors through him that loved us” and “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord (Rom. 8:37-39).

Hold on to your blessed and great hope in Christ! When down, get up and give… when tired rest… in him!