Lesson 9: Our Hope in Christ Jesus

1 Corinthians 13:13 “And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.” These are three beautiful gifts of God. They are given to us to take us through our lives here on earth and on to resurrection life. This is our Father’s hope and plan for us. Hope is also our future through Jesus Christ. With Him, our future is assured and we can walk boldly in victory today knowing that we follow His heavenly plan for resurrection life. We obtain it in part in this life and fully in the life to come. We embrace the portion of hope given to us for today and wait patiently for the fullness of the hope promised by our Heavenly Father in His Word. Hope and patience walk arm- in-arm. This scripture shows that faith, hope and love (charity) abide together and cannot be separated. Hope is an integral part of both faith and love. Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” 1 Corinthians 13:7 Charity “Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.” We learned that our faith and love are not of this world, but God-given by His Spirit. So too, Godly hope is not of this world. As believers in Christ Jesus, our hope is not in things of this world. Instead, it is in the Word and promises of God that have come to us through Christ Jesus. Psalm 130:5 “I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.”

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