
BIBLE THOUGHT
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"If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable." I Cor. 15:19
Paul was admonishing us in I Cor 15:19 to take a look at where our hope lies. If we think that our life only exists in the here and now, we are of all men most miserable. Beyond this terra firma called earth is another place the Lord has promised to those who faithfully serve him. Putting our hopes in our bank accounts and 401k's, or in our spouces or our jobs, is waisting the precious promises God has for us in His Word.
Jesus came to give us life and that more abundantly. He came to give us joy and peace on this earth but also to show us through the eyes of Hope an eternal city that awaits those who are faithful, even unto the end. The trials and tribulations of this life are not to be compared with the Hope the Lord has given in his Word for a future to come.
Let us look to our God whose name is Jesus for that Hope. We are told in Heb 12:1, to "lay aside every weight and the sin, which does so easily beset us , and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God."
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"If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable." I Cor. 15:19
Paul was admonishing us in I Cor 15:19 to take a look at where our hope lies. If we think that our life only exists in the here and now, we are of all men most miserable. Beyond this terra firma called earth is another place the Lord has promised to those who faithfully serve him. Putting our hopes in our bank accounts and 401k's, or in our spouces or our jobs, is waisting the precious promises God has for us in His Word.
Jesus came to give us life and that more abundantly. He came to give us joy and peace on this earth but also to show us through the eyes of Hope an eternal city that awaits those who are faithful, even unto the end. The trials and tribulations of this life are not to be compared with the Hope the Lord has given in his Word for a future to come.
Let us look to our God whose name is Jesus for that Hope. We are told in Heb 12:1, to "lay aside every weight and the sin, which does so easily beset us , and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God."
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