When we try to let new birth occur a dead hope, into things that wear out we are always disappointed. Life can be one disappointment after another. The living hope in which our soul is anchored comes through the promises of God. And we know that all the promises of God have their yes in Jesus Christ. Let s review.
Dead hope arises out of things that wear out.
Living hope arises out of the truth that in Christ every one of God s promises is a Yes. New birth comes when we leave behind things born out of dead hope and embrace life born out of a living hope. Because of this as Peter tells we have an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for us who believe. Thorton Wilder in his novel, The Eighth Day , writes about a very ordinary family. They are good and decent, but their lives are being ruined by very evil people.