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Living hope

In season and out, His servants speak. Of living hope.

And hope breathes. The bright air of the Kingdom making its way in. Countering air heavy with lies of the enemy. 

The spoken gospel speaks. Moves. Reveals the power of God to make alive what is dead. 

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…” (1 Peter 1:3).

Living hope. Photo by Harley Upton, Unsplash photos.
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Job and the Hope of Easter

In the week before Easter, I’m reading the Book of Job. Plodding through the verbose ponderings of his “friends” as they opine and try to make sense of Job’s suffering and misery.

Job is not impressed.

“You are all miserable comforters. Is there no end to your empty words? …How long will you torment me and crush me with words?” (Job 16:1-2; 19:2).