The word hope can be a nebulous word. How many times have we been disappointed because a hope was never realized? Hope that does not have a foundation can lead us on, trap us, depress us, and be devastating to our lives. The hope that we have in Jesus is firm hope based on a solid reality. Our hope of a future life is firmly rooted in the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. He arose! He lives! Our hope is more certain than tomorrow’s sunrise; it is surer than our next breath. Because He rose from the dead our hope is alive; because He lives, we have a living hope.
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” (1 Peter 1:3–5 NASB)
