In John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, the main character, Christian has one companion who sticks with him from one of his lowest points to the end of his journey. It is this friend who stays by his side through times of despair and helps him cross the river of death into heaven. The name of his friend is “Hopeful.”
Bunyan's point? To successfully make it to the end every Christian needs hope.
Without hope the Christian life is a lot of seemingly unrewarding work. It feels useless to endure trials Christianly if my future seems uncertain.
By contrast, when we are filled with a well-grounded hope we face difficult challenges with courage and perseverance. We show grace to difficult people. We worship God even in challenging circumstances. We rest in God's care, knowing that our future is secure in him.
God wants struggling Christians to be hopeful. Our hope is intimately connected to resurrection of Jesus Christ which we celebrate today. Many people feel that whether Christ was raised or not is irrelevant. In response, Scripture assures us that Jesus' resurrection is the fountain of our hope.
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