PUT YOUR FAITH AND HOPE IN THE LORD!

You were bought at a price… —I Corinthians 7:23

Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord. —Psalm 31:24

             How valuable are you to God?  Consider what He has done for you— “You were bought at a price.”

“For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.” —I Peter 1:18-19

             Jesus, Eternal Son of God (John 1:1), equal with God (John 5:18) and truly, “He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world” (I John 2:2).  Indeed…

“Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!  Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.” —Romans 5:9-11

So, brother and sister, fellow follower/disciple of Jesus, “Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.”  Yes, “Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God” (I Peter 1:21).  Thank You, Dear Father, for the faith and hope You gave to me in Jesus.  Now, may I seek to faithfully follow Jesus by the power of Your Holy Spirit and in the authority of Your Son Jesus.  Yes, may this be so!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6fA35Ved-Y&list=RDB6fA35Ved-Y&start_radio=1