2 Corinthians 4:14 (NIV)
14 because we know that the one who raised the Lord
Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with
you to himself.
The resurrection of Christ brings hope. The late Emil
Brunner once said, “What oxygen is for the lungs, such is hope for the meaning
of human life.” As the human organism is dependent on a supply of oxygen, so
humanity is dependent on its supply of hope. Yet today hopelessness and despair
are everywhere. Peter, who himself was given to despair during the episode of
Calvary, writes in a triumphant note, “Blessed be the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again
into a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”
There is hope that mistakes and sins can be forgiven. There
is hope that we can have joy, peace, assurance, and security in the midst of
the despair of this age. There is hope that Christ is coming soon—this is what
is called in Scripture “the blessed hope.” There is hope that there will come
some day a new heaven and a new earth, and that the Kingdom of God will reign
and triumph. Our hope is not in our own ability, or in our goodness, or in our
physical strength. Our hope is instilled in us by the resurrection of Christ.
Thought for today:
Do I live, move, breathe and act in hope?
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