“Fully set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming” (1 Pet.1:13)
Dear Jesus, you give us a peace, joy, and hope that can’t be found anywhere else. You are sovereign over every place of the planet, tick of the clock, king of the earth, and chapter in our story. Your sovereign grace, not accidental karma, gets the first, middle, and last word. On top of that, you love us perfectly and passionately. Hallelujah, and thank you.
Because of you, we don’t have to live by fear, regret, or anger; or in doubt, despair, or denial To be alive is to lament stories that grieve us, shed tears for people who sadden us, and feel vulnerable about things that threaten us. But to be yours is to realize ONLY you and your coming Kingdom are ultimate, trustworthy, and awesome.
Jesus, by birth and nature, we are hope-setters—looking to someone or something to make things better and put things right. But by our new birth and new-nature, we know “horses and chariots” (Ps.20:7), cash reserves and government leaders, graceless religion and hot romance cannot save us. That rests fully on you, Jesus. Either you are the Savior of the world or we are hopeless on the earth.
So, on the 1st day of November 2025, we are thrilled to affirm your tomb has never been more empty, your throne never more occupied, your Gospel never more precious. By past grace you completely saved us. By present grace you are changing us and ruling the cosmos. By future grace you will usher in the new heaven and new earth and make us like yourself 100%. Hallelujah! Jesus, turn our whimpers and whines into wonder and worship. So Very Amen.