For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. Romans 8:2-25
We have the hope of a future with Jesus in Heaven. Is it really hope? If we believe god’s Word, then Hope becomes reality. The Trust we have in a God we have not seen is Faith. (Hebrews 11:1. “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”) Faith is substance because the Holy Spirit of God resides in us and testifies to our spirit of God’s Hope.
The reality of salvation is found in scripture written under God’s inspiration. Genesis 1:1 is our start in Faith (“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”). If we can believe Genesis 1:1 we can believe everything else. The Gospel says Jesus was the virgin-born Son of God, conceived of the Holy Spirit. It says Jesus lived a sinless life. He took our sins to the cross and lay in a grave for three days. But on the third day, He arose out of that tomb, conquering death, hell, and the grave. In doing that, He was able to bring all those who believe in Him Victory (Hope).
Jesus must be first, others next, then yourself last. We will then have JOY
Joyful in Faith,
Bro. Gene