Title: Jesus Christ, the Savior of Hope
There is nothing as good as hope. Hope makes you want to live and makes you feel alive. Conversely, despair robs you of the taste of flesh and the will to live. Humanity has been living a life without hope, apart from God. Therefore, life was dark and only disappointment and disappointment continued.
In this world, Jesus came as the Savior of hope. So, in today's Word, how welcome the birth of Jesus is, he said, "good news of great joy." Why is the good news of great joy?
I. Jesus is the hope of salvation.
Because everyone in the world lives apart from God, there is no hope of salvation. But Jesus came and became the way of salvation.
- Read John 10:9 "I am the door; if anyone enters through me, he will be saved..."
Ex) George Whitefield (1714-1770) A famous drunkard met Jesus and became an evangelist, 18th century Western Great Awakening / Established 50 universities in the United States.
- The door of salvation has been opened for us through the birth of Jesus. Jesus is our savior of hope.
II. Jesus is our eternal hope.
- Let's read Romans 8:24. “For by hope we have been saved, and not hope that is seen...”
Hope is inherently the future.
- Jesus is not only the Lord of our salvation, but also gives us eternal life with the saved life. Therefore, in Jesus we have eternity, even the hope of the kingdom of God.
- How do people with the hope of heaven live?
① Live a holy life with hope.
A person without hope is easily discouraged and falls into the sins of reality.
Yes, Augustine confessed this. “God, I have immersed myself in vulgar and vanity. I burned my youth to pleasure. … I love you, Lord, who forgave me and freed me from all shackles. I want to love only the Lord forever.”
② Because of eternal hope, we can build ourselves upright.
- Ex) What is Hwang Woo-seok? National frustration, global condemnation, Satan's great success.
If you do not meet Jesus, you are a failure even if it seems like success.
- Ex) Some homeless people: Running a company with homeless people. Their income - about the daily wage.
“But you’re still comfortable, why are you working?” “Work with hope and enjoyment”
- In Jesus Christ, we can have eternal hope and live a life of hope here and now.
Jesus is the savior of hope. He gave eternal hope along with salvation to those in despair. Anyone who has eternal hope can live a life of hope, even here and now.