Christ in You, The Hope of Glory
Every one has dreams, aspirations and expectations for his or her life. The Word of God sums up all of these desires in a single word - HOPE. Hope is at the beginning of every great exploit carried out for God. Hope is the foundation for a life that is lived with peace, joy and encouragement."To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." (Colossians 1:27)
Here are some nuggets from a message I taught about hope:
- Hope defined: noun - confident expectation, the happy antici-pation of good, a belief that something is obtainable. verb - to trust, to have confidence
- For a believer, hope is not expressed by the number of things that we desire, rather hope is centered on and around the Lord Jesus Christ.
- God creates hope in us by His Word. Psalm 119:49 “Remember the word to Your servant, upon which You have caused me to hope”
- “The hope of His calling” (Eph 1:18) is the prospect before those who respond to His call in the Gospel.
- “The hope of your calling” Eph 4:4, The full manifestation and realization of that life which is already the believer's possession.
- There is a special statement in the Word of God to describe the essence of every hope. Colossians 1:27 “Christ in you, the hope of glory”. J.B. Phillips translation: “Christ in you, the hope of all glorious things to come”. This reveals that every hope that God has put in our heart will have a glorious manifestation. Nothing in God is mediocre or insignificant.
- The key to realizing the “hope of glory” is to know that Jesus lives on the inside of us and desires to express Himself in fulfillment of every hope.
- If you can believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has put His spirit within you, then you will have the faith to receive the hope that is set before you.
