Because I have hope

Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when he appears, we will be like him because we will see him as he is.

And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself just as he is pure. (1 John 3:2-3)

Father, I have a hope.

I have hope because you have called me your child.

I have hope that your Son will return, and when he appears, I will be like him for I shall see him as he is.

And so in the here and now, I strive to be more like Jesus. To live as he did. To love as he did.

But when I fall, when I sin, I have hope because you don’t give up on me.

Instead, when I confess my sin, you are faithful and just to forgive my sin (1 John 1:9).

And though Satan may accuse me, though my own heart at times accuses me, you are greater than my heart and you know all things. You know I love you. (John 20:15-21)

Let me walk each day in your love, your grace, your hope. In Jesus’ name amen.