And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation. 2 Corinthians 1:6-7

Where do we get our hope from? Sounds like a simple question, but if you ask the majority of people in the world, they will have no answer. The main reason the world is so chaotic and hostile is the world lives everyday with no hope. For the world, there is no hope for tomorrow, for the world there is no hope for their tribulations and sorrows, but for Born Again Christians, we have a living hope Jesus Christ

The Apostle Paul said “Our hope of you is stedfast , firm, or unshaken” No matter what is going on in our lives, we have a solid rock to stand upon Jesus Christ.  In an uncertain world, this should give you great peace and confidence. Jesus is the same today, yesterday, and forever (Hebrews 13:8) No matter how messed up the world gets, we can face tomorrow because Christ lives! Not only that, Jesus shares in our suffering, think about that!

Jesus Christ died and suffered on the cross for your soul! God loved you enough to pay the penalty for your sins, if that doesn’t give you peace and comfort, there is no else in this world that can. The world turns to addictions and temptations to give them peace and relief, these are traps used by Satan to enslave you, Christ has set you free, Christ is your only true hope in this fallen world

For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: 2 Corinthians 1:8-9

The Apostle Paul is being honest with the Church right now, he’s telling look guys we have suffered , even to the point of death, for the gospel. Paul is not going to mislead or sugarcoat it for the Church. However as Paul states “We should not trust in ourselves, but in God whose raises the dead”

As the Bible says “Whom shall I fear, what can man do to me” (Psalm 118:6) Jesus Christ defeated sin and death, Christ has already overcome the world (John 16:33) There is nothing, including death, that this world can do to us, why? Because we worship and follow the God of the living and not the dead

So what is your hope in this world? Put your hope and trust in Jesus Christ, who is the only way to eternal life, Amen!