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Word For Today: HOPE (1 Peter 1:3,4)

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a loving hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade" (1 Peter 1:3,4 NIV).

This is a wonderful Scripture; one that assures us of the incredible hope we have in Jesus. Certainly, I believe you will enjoy even more of this Scripture by reading from (v.3-13.) When I read this Scripture it awakens me spiritually to better understand even more of the mystery of our faith. Peter, the apostle, was given this message of hope not only for the people of Galatia and Cappadocia in his time, but for us all by God's Holy Spirit. It was and is without any doubt, God's powerful voice of love speaking to you and me through Peter. This Scripture describes what I think the old hymn; "Blessed Assurance" was helping us sing about.

Without Jesus we would have no hope at all. We would live out our short lives constantly bothered by our daily pains and aggravations, our fear of dying, and the unavoidable, fatal attacks of Satan himself. How do I know this? Just watch the news -- see those pitiful souls who are denying Christ, and who have already started living out their own personal hell here on earth. Out of desperation, greed, and lust many have denied this better gift of Jesus Christ.

I thank God for you, for the hope you share with me by trusting our Lord Jesus. Please consider this Scripture; (1 Peter 1:22 NIV) "Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God."

-- Melton Carr

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