At some point in our lives, probably many points, people will fail us. Whether friends,

family, or complete strangers, they will fail us. Pastor Chris Brooks challenges us to examine

where we're putting our trust. Faith in Christ alone is what saves us. Faith in Christ alone is what

sustains us. Faith in Christ alone is what sustains us. Faith in Christ alone is what revives us.

Faith in Christ alone is what keeps us. Faith in Christ alone is what gives us the hope that we need

to point the world to Jesus. We hear more about that hope today on the Revive Our Hearts podcast.

It's November 12, 2021, and I'm Nancy DeMoss, Wogamese.

Well, yesterday, Pastor Chris Brooks of the Woodside Bible Church in Detroit, Michigan,

shared about the tragic loss of his son.

And then he took us to God's word, or even in the most painful, difficult circumstances,

we can find hope. He took us to the opening verses of

1 Peter, Chapter 1, and he began explaining what it means to be a Christian in this world,

to be an elect exile. I hope you'll open your Bible if you possibly can and follow along,

as today he picks up where he left off with that idea.

Here's Pastor Chris Brooks.

To be an exile in a very literal sense meant to be homeless, on the move, nomadic, without voice and without power.

And there are times and moments in situations that cause us to feel that way.

We should not be surprised, though, when pain comes into our lives and situation comes into our

lives that cause us to feel displaced and powerless and voiceless, we should not be a surprise because we're

not just exiles, we are elect exiles. So let's deal with the first word, elect. What does that

mean? To be elect means to be chosen, chosen by who? Chosen by God. To be elect means to be favored. Favored by who? The world? No,

you're an exile for the world, but you are favored by God. To be elect means to be special,

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