GPP 37: A Living Hope

A living hope comes to one born again—
Hope of being raised like Christ from the dead;
Hope of new life, undying, with no pain;
Hope of no more grief, and no tears are shed!
How sweet would this life be, with hope so grand!
You may not know: It could belong to you!
Whosoever with Jesus Christ will stand
Inherits these and other blessings, too!
Most “hopes” are at best “maybes” and “mights”,
But these are ensured by God Almighty,
Creator of matter, man, heat, and light,
King of Kings, Who keepeth all things tidy!
Believe in Jesus; these hopes come to you,
Cheering this life, and the life to ensue!

Promise Made: 1 Peter 1:3-5 (Peter writes)—
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth with a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.”

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)

“That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord’, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)