The foundation of our ‘living hope’ isn’t found in us. We can have no anticipation in any ‘living hope’ we create. It is only found in Jesus, and we simply have to trust in Him. He fulfills His promise: “For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
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When playing with younger players and one of them says something like, “That’s tough luck,” after you make a ridiculously bad throw, be ready for that. In your best snarly and gravel-laden voice, say something like, “You think this is tough? Iwo Jima was tough.”
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Everything sorta went south after that. All the way to Antarctica. You can’t get more south than that. For another year, my Olympic standing as the worst gift-giver ever remained intact. The silver lining, perhaps?
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In many ways, he was king in name only. Kind of like a toddler wearing Superman pajamas. Yeah, you’re not really Superman. Lex Luthor could dismantle you just by taking away your pacifier.
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We believers trust in God’s sovereignty in every situation. Darius, the king of the Persian empire, said it best hundreds of years ago in Daniel 6:26: “For He is the living God and enduring forever, and His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed, and His dominion is forever.”
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Take atheists, for example. The life expectancy of a male is 74 years old. For a woman, it is 80 years old. Transgenders haven’t been around long enough to know what their life expectancy is. Think a moment about that.
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No wonder, then, if a person is only focused on this life, while ignoring what Jesus teaches about the eternal life to come, it’s easy for him to reduce Jesus Christ to a swear word. Later on, from the pits of Hell, he will continue spouting His name as a swear word for all of eternity. Not that it would do him any good.
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Suppose your boss believed every day was April Fool’s Day. Prank after prank after prank continuously. One morning, he meets you at the door to announce you’ve been fired.
“Yeah right,” you say. “April Fool’s Day.” But the grim look on his face says otherwise. Are you fired or not? Either way, you want the peace of knowing the truth.
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What is essential in living a life of perfect contentedness? It’s possessing the greatest treasure of all—a relationship with Christ. When we have a relationship with Christ, we literally and forever possess everything we would ever need to possess.
Pay attention: No Believer would ever exchange his salvation for a million dollars, not even a billion dollars. It’s because the Believer understands ultimate contentment is found in a relationship with Christ.
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Maybe you’re saying, “But you didn’t have the kind of parent I had.” Yes, I did. Because of his alcoholism, my father made my childhood a recurring wreck. A time arrived in my life when I had zero respect for him. Full of bitterness, I resolved my dad would become a minor footnote in my life. Then, one day, I decided to forgive him.
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