Psalm 33:18-22
Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear Him, upon them that
hope in His mercy; To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in
famine. Our soul waiteth for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. For our
heat shall rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His holy name. Let thy
mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.
As
we conclude our three-part series on Biblical hope which is an assured hope that
is based on God the Father, Jesus Christ our Savior and God's Word all of which
leads to a sure foundation that leads to eternal life.
That
being said, the content of believer's hope is based on God's love, grace and
mercy. God's mercy spared us from being eternally separated from Him. God's
grace and mercy is imparted to us as believers experience suffering while here
on earth, but believers have an assured hope that one day our suffering will be
no more. This is because God will have wiped away all tears, sickness, pain and
suffering and all believers will have been washed in the blood of Jesus Christ
our Savior.
The
content of believers' hope is based on the fact that we have a home not made
with hands and whose builder is God Himself
(Hebrews 11:10). The content of believer's hope is that we will be
caught up with Jesus during the rapture and we will see Him as He is and will
become like Him (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Philippians 3:20-21). Believers have
a confident hope that when we get to heaven we have a crown of righteousness
waiting for us (2 Timothy 4:8). Lastly, the content of believers' hope is
eternal life (John 3:16; 6:47; 1 John 5:11-13).
Scripture
encourages all believers to refrain from placing our trust and hope in material
things and other men as both are short lived.
We
can conclude then that the content of believers' hope is salvation which leads
to eternal life and having glorified bodies like Christ our Savior.
Hope
in God.
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