I have a hope in God, which these men themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection, both of the righteous and the unrighteous. (Acts 24:15)
“I have a hope.”
Those words resonated with me.
Why did Paul have a hope.
He knew there was a God who loved him. A God who had sent his Son to die for Paul’s sin. And a God who had raised his Son back to life.
And because of that, he knew his problems in life would not last forever.
More, he knew that the day will come when all evil will be judged.
But because he knew God’s love in his life, he didn’t live in fear of God’s judgment like Felix had. (25)
Rather, each day he lived in hope, seeking to please his God and reaching out to a world that desperately needs Jesus. (16)
We may live in dark times. But can you say with Paul, “I have a hope”?
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