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Hope
“If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable” (1 Corinthians 15:19).
On the 16th of August 1977 the renowned pop singer Elvis Presley collapsed in his villa “Graceland” in Memphis Tennessee, USA. He lost consciousness, and at 42 years of age went from this life into the next.
A newspaper report stated: “Medical help came too late. Elvis’ heart had stopped as a result of excessive use of drugs and medicines. In his latter years he testified that millions of dollars and universal fame do not make one happy. The once vivacious lad from Tennessee had no more to hope for: all his hopes had been fulfilled.”
Had all his hopes really been fulfilled? If so they were only earthly hopes, and like soap bubbles, of no lasting joy or substance. What a sad way to live, and what a solemn way to die.
Thankfully there is hope beyond this life. It is the result of faith in Christ, His salvation, and the assurance of heaven in the next life. “Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast” (Hebrews 6:19). Make sure this hope is a reality with you.
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