Your hope is secure. Are you?

Grace and peace to you all,

Praise be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ for the great and unshakable hope we have. We as a family have just gone through the worst bout of stomach bugs ever. All seven of us came down with it less than 12 hours apart. A horrible experience to be sure but at it's darkest hour (about 1:30am Wed. morning) the mercy and grace of my Lord Jesus lifted my sagging heart out of the sink, literally, with a brief thought of the great hope that lies before us. Yes I still felt absolutely miserable but the truth, that what awaits me is so superior and unimaginably glorious I just couldn't help but to cling to our great hope.

"    Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him." Revelation 22:1-3 ESV

Oh what a glorious day that will be when all our stains and pains are washed forever away. No more flu, no more stomach bugs, hallelujah, just eternity of joy filled worship of the great hope of our salvation Jesus Christ.

"    May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope." Romans 15:13 ESV

Be strong my friends, be strong. For nothing this light and momentary existence can do to us will ever out weigh the glory to come. Your hope is secure, are you secure in it?

For the Joy of Your Faith and the Hope of Your Salvation,
Teagan