For a person who is living without God there is a sense in which life is being lived without hope.
“…You lived in this world without God and without hope.” Ephesians 2:12(b)
Hope involves an expectation or desire for something good and positive which we believe will happen. What is hoped for is in the future and has not happened yet but it is genuinely believed it will occur.
Hope is incredibly encouraging. To live with hope is a wonderful way to live.
When Paul (who wrote the book of Ephesians) talks about being “without God and without hope” he is indicating that life, in an ultimate sense, needs something which transcends the troubles, pressures, disappointments, frustrations, problems, etc., of this world.
Think of it this way: If our brief lives (relatively speaking) in this world are all that exist, despair is more likely than hope.
With God, on the other hand, there is hope. Hope for eternal life. Hope for lives that continue on in actual glory. Hope for ultimate meaning and purpose. Hope for an existence that is better than we can even imagine…and it never ends!
I want to live with authentic hope. I trust that you do, too!
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