Living Hope

(1st Peter 1:3-9) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.


The world and the worldly that are in the Church never really experience a trial of Faith. They never realize that they are Born Again To A Living Hope. One is that there is no True Faith to try and secondly there's no real Born Again To A Living Hope Heart within them. But God says we have an inheritance that's incorruptible and undefiled reserved in Heaven for us who look to The Living Hope of Christ for our EVERY need.

Those who will come to understand Truth will only have ONE response to Fiery Trials that come against them and that is; that they Rejoice in Gods Promises that can meet their every need; Physically, Spiritually, Emotionally, and Provisionally. The Living Hope, which is the Spirit of Christ in us produces the desire for Fathers Will to be done in our lives. And it's the Spirit of Christ in us that gives us the Power to receive the inheritance as Sons of God:

John 1:12 - Show Context
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

1Colossians 1:24 - Show Context
But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. And again where Paul dealt with the Galatians because they turned to the Worlds corrupt religious interpretations:

Galatians 3:1 - Show Context
O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?

Galatians 4:19 - Show Context
My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,

Its this Christ that's our Hope of Glory as it is His Power that receives Gods Promises. And once this Power is tempered in through fiery trials it produces a Faith that Fails You Not a Faith. A Faith whose end is the salvation of your souls.

In Christ’s Love and Service,

Brother James Pierson, OIC Senior Minister