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A Lively Hope (November 18, 2025)

“Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness…” (Isaiah 5:20).

When I consider the extreme dangers that threaten our earthly lives every day, I am shocked that the masses are turning away from God when they should be turning to the Almighty as their only refuge and hope. Thank God that regardless of what hardships, sufferings, and persecutions we have to endure, Christians have the assurance of a lively hope in Jesus Christ. We can find encouragement in these difficult times, knowing that while we live here temporarily, this troubled planet is not our permanent residence. As followers of Jesus and children and heirs of God, we are just earthly pilgrims passing through this place. We are on a sojourn of faith to a heavenly home that will be free of the scourges of death, disease, and disaster that afflict a dying world entrapped in sin. We’re bound for an eternal paradise where we will live forever in the matchless peace and glorious presence of our risen LORD.

“Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” (2 Corinthians 6:2)

The deadly threats that we face in a world plagued by pestilence, moral decay, human conflict, and man’s inhumanity to man are sad testaments to Satan’s deceptive power and demonic possession of the earth. Thus, Christianity is rapidly declining as misguided people seek self-gratification rather than the Savior of the world, who died so they could have forgiveness of their sins and everlasting life. Increasingly, the multitudes do what is right in their own sight rather than live by the truth and wisdom of God’s Word. This apostasy or falling away from the church was predicted by Jesus as a sign of approaching end times tribulation. As we watch world events aligning with biblical prophecy and realize the urgency of sharing the gospel, we must seize every opportunity to tell others about the living hope that is ours in Jesus Christ alone!

“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, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” (1 Peter 1:3-5)



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