Our Daily Bread Devotional 7 January 2022 | Genuine Hope
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Our Daily Bread Devotional 7 January 2022 | Genuine Hope
Read today Friday 7 January 2022 Our Daily Bread devotional titled Genuine Hope written by Bill Crowder to bless your life and destiny. This message shall be a blessing to your life.
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TOPIC: GENUINE HOPE
KEY VERSE:
He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3
Today’s Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3–9
OUR DAILY BREAD DEVOTIONAL 7TH JANUARY 2022 | INSIGHT
In the early 1960s, the US was filled with anticipation of a bright future. Youthful President John F. Kennedy had introduced the New Frontier, the Peace Corps, and the task of reaching the moon. A thriving economy caused many people to expect the future to simply “let the good times roll.” Then the war in Vietnam escalated, national unrest unfolded, Kennedy was assassinated, and the accepted norms of that previously optimistic society were dismantled. Optimism simply wasn’t enough, and in its wake, disillusionment prevailed.
Then, in 1967, theologian Jürgen Moltmann’s A Theology of Hope pointed to a clearer vision. This path wasn’t the way of optimism but the way of hope. The two aren’t the same thing. Moltmann affirmed that optimism is based on the circumstances of the moment, but hope is rooted in God’s faithfulness—regardless of our situation.
What’s the source of this hope? Peter wrote, “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3). Our faithful God has conquered death through His Son, Jesus! The reality of this greatest of all victories lifts us beyond mere optimism to a strong, robust hope—every day and in every circumstance. By: Bill Crowder
Bible in a Year: Genesis 18–19 Matthew 6:1–18
REFLECT: Whether you’re an optimist or a pessimist, what situations cause concern in you? Why is hope better than either optimism or pessimism?
PRAYER:
God, this world is distressing and confusing, and many voices want to drive me to a perspective that feels void of hope. Help me to root my heart in the promise and power of the resurrection of Jesus, who holds the future.
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Thank you for reading today Our Daily Bread Devotional 7 January 2022 titled Genuine Hope. Happy New Year!