“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” 1 Peter 1:3
We often use the word “hope” as wishful thinking—a desire for things to go a certain way, with no guarantee they will. But the hope that Scripture offers is something far greater. As believers, our hope is alive. It’s grounded in the unshakable reality of Jesus Christ, who defeated death and rose from the grave.
Peter reminds us that our hope isn’t based on changing circumstances but on a past, unchanging truth: Jesus is risen. And the same God who raised Him from the dead is at work in our lives. Because of God’s great mercy, we are born again into this living hope. Through faith in Christ, we “know Him and the power of His resurrection” (Philippians 3:10). That means we have the same hope Jesus had going to the Cross and through the grave. Stop and think about that…Jesus didn’t go to the grave but through it!
A Christian’s hope isn’t dependent on what might happen in the future. It’s a steady anchor in what’s already been done. Jesus didn’t just die for our sins; He conquered death, rising in victory. And with His resurrected life, He offers us the same hope, the same assurance of life beyond death. We too are only passing through this world. Our present struggles, trials, and even victories aren’t our final destination.
If we look at life only through our current circumstances, we’ll find ourselves constantly chasing temporary hopes—hoping things will improve, hoping this season will pass, hoping our situation will change. But that kind of hope drains us, leaving us on a roller-coaster of emotions. Biblical hope, however, lifts our eyes to the eternal, to the certainty that Christ holds all things in His hands.
Living with biblical hope requires shifting our perspective. Instead of hoping for specific outcomes, we trust God’s sovereign wisdom. We know He works all things according to His perfect will. Our hope is grounded in God’s promises, not in possibilities or probabilities. What anxiety about the future do you need to lay down at the feet of Jesus? He is your living hope, for today and forever. You don’t have to say, “I hope so”—you can say, “I know so!”
