I have become very aware of my own instinct to be a skeptic, and I hear and understand those that seem to have their questions about life, scripture, theology or whatever. But I have also realized how dangerous my questions can be if they are not coming back to what the Bible says.
So when I read the Bible, and when I see the words of guys like Peter who said;
“Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”
We are to get ready for action, to roll up our sleeves or we could even say “Fasten your seatbelts… its about to crazy!” With this understanding that our lives our to going to be full of action, much of which will be suffering (just looking at the lives of Men and Women in Scripture who followed Christ), that we can HOPE FULLY, in who and what…? Jesus and what HE HAS DONE!
As a Christian I have no reason to live a life that displays a “Hopefully” attitude, but one that demonstrates a heart that has put my Hope FULLY in Christ Jesus, and His work.
Charles Spurgeon says this;
“God’s Anointed is appointed, and shall not be disappointed.” (No joke, he wrote this… so wish he was still around to thrown down some free style!).
Jesus is on the throne, He is our victor, he did what needed to be done on our behalf, and so, because He has done this, we can fully put our hope in Christ, and die to our ‘hopefully’ ways.
“Greater conflicts may here be foretold, but we may be confident that victory will be given to our Lord and King.” – Spurgeon.
