Passage: 1 Peter 1“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” 1 Peter 1:3
Before Jesus' death, his followers had a great hope that he was the Messiah. They were excited and sure that he was the one who would deliver them from the Romans. When Jesus was put to death on the cross, their hope died with him. When Jesus was laid to rest in the grave, their hope was buried with him. Peter lived through that time, and he remembers going back to his fishing boat, saddened that Jesus' death had brought an end to his hope for the future. He remembered how his hope had died and was buried in Christ. Peter is contrasting that experience with what he feels now. His Savior is alive and so is his hope for eternal life. His hope was once dead, but now is alive because Jesus is alive and all the hope that rested on him is alive with him, brought to life again through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The resurrection is the foundation of the hope we have for the future. All that Jesus had said to Peter, all that he had promised for the future, is alive. We can count on every word to come true. Hope for eternal life is real! Hope that the world of mankind will come to know and love God is sure! Hope that one day Jesus will take us home is a reality because Jesus lives!
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