Rejoice In Hope

First15 Devotional

First15

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 14 June 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

In our third devotional in this week-long series on the marks of a true Christian, today we’re going to explore together what it means to rejoice in hope. In a world that can so often bring us down, so often appear to be without hope, today we have the opportunity to make room for God to give us his perspective, that we might rejoice in his hope. May God give us wisdom, joy, and eternal perspective today as we make space for him to fill.

Our Scripture for today comes from Romans 12:12, and today's worship is Rattle by Elevation Worship.

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0:00.0	In our third episode in this week-long series on the marks of a true Christian, today we're
0:11.1	going to explore together what it means to rejoice and hope.
0:16.0	In a world that can so often bring us down, so often appear to be without hope, today
0:22.4	we have the opportunity to make room for God, to give us His perspective, that we might
0:28.6	rejoice in His hope.
0:31.0	May God give us wisdom, joy, and eternal perspective today as we make space for Him to fill.
0:38.2	Welcome to the first 15 podcast.
0:46.7	We are not promised a life without struggle here on earth.
0:50.2	In fact, the Bible makes clear that the world will hate us for our love of Jesus.
0:56.1	John 15, 18, and 19 says, if the world hates you, know that it hated me before it hated
1:02.4	you.
1:03.5	If you were of the world, the world will love you as its own, but because you are not
1:08.7	of the world, but I chose you out of this world, therefore the world hates you.
1:15.2	Jesus even promises us in John 1633, in the world you will have tribulation.
1:23.8	John, each disciple was martyred for his face in Christ, and John was exiled to the prison
1:31.0	island of Patmos for preaching that Jesus is God.
1:36.0	We live in an imperfect world, wrought with the destruction, sin, and separation from God
1:42.0	has caused.
1:43.6	You and I will face trials here as followers of Jesus.
1:48.2	In light of Jesus' promise of problems here on earth, it's interesting that Paul would
1:53.9	write in Romans 12-12, rejoice and hope, be patient in tribulation, be consistent in prayer.
2:02.6	Paul knew all too well the trials we as believers can face in the world, but he wasn't about
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