Nigeria, April 11 -- Paul says the hope the believer has in Christ Jesus does not disappoint. (Romans 5:5). In Jeremiah, God says: "I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." (Jeremiah 29:11).
But what precisely is the hope of the believer in Christ? Peter enjoins us that we should: "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks (us) to give the reason for the hope that (we) have." (1 Peter 3:15).
So, what is this hope that we have? If according to Jesus it has been given unto us to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, then we must know the hope that is laid up for us in heaven.
For this reason, Paul prayed for the Ephesian church: "...