What kinds of hopes do you have? Do you hope that Elvis is still alive or that the Beatles will tour again? Well, that’s a dead hope! Do you hope that you’ll walk on the moon or that Donald Trump will write you a big check? Well, that’s a wishful hope! Do you hope that zombies will attack or that Superman will fly you to Paris for dinner? Well, that’s a fanciful hope! Do you hope that you’ll get a raise or that your friend will come to church with you? Well, that’s a possible hope. We use the word “hope” with a variety of meanings.
Now, how would you describe your hope of heaven? A dead hope, wishful hope, fanciful hope, possible hope? Look at how God describes it: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Pet. 1:3).
The hope that a faithful Christian has of heaven is a living hope! Is it “living”in you?