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A Militant Hope on Future Fact

future fact...sounds almost oxymoronish, but it really isn't. 1 Peter 1:13 was a huge challenge to me. it speaks of the culminating grace of God. God's grace begins at salvation, vs 2, and completes with the unveiling of Jesus Christ. vs 13 begins with therefore, which signifies application of all that peter has been saying. basically, "apply it this way." gird up or tighten up for a specific action or event. prepare your mind for this action. it begins in your thoughts in a militant form. we are to place our hope in a militant fashion on the culminating grace of God. hope is equivalent to faith yet different in that it focuses on the future. hope in this is on future fact. not on what i feel like today or will feel like tomorrow. what i feel is irrelevant to what i know of God's future grace. therefore i am to take a stand today for tomorrow. this "hope is an obligatory act of will and not based on emotional feeling. i am to have a militant hope on the future fact of God's culminating grace in my life when He unveils His final promise in Christ's return.

only the sweetest kids ever! though i didn't get to spend much time with geoffrey and claire, we got talk a little bit on the way to church. i can't wait to go back home just spend time with them.

all four

can you tell i lov e my roommates? bendo is the fourth roommate. the freshman/baby of the group. he is the musician that adds spice to our room. oh, and notice that cheeze no longer has a tan.

buti

yes, this is buti, and no he doesn't have cancer. it was actually a soccer thing last semester. he too is my roommate for two years. what a blessing it has been to room with him. i couldn't have chosen better roommates. God has blessed me richly. maybe one day i'll make to hawaii.

cheeze and i

well, this is my sweet roommate, cheeze and i. cheeze and i have been roommates for almost two years. it is sweet to see how much cheeze has grown in the Lord in the past two years. we have both challenged each other in many, many ways. it will be a sad day when i graduate and leave n-land.

the other day

here is one of my latest journal entry. i just got back from the leadership conference in lansdale... God's Word is so deep. this probably the overriding factor that i learned this week. there is so much to learn form His Word. we have barely skimmed the surface of the ocean of who He is and i have merely popped a bubble on that surface. in one respect it is discouraging because i will never attain a cup full of that ocean, but in another area it is encouraging to see the vastness and complexity of my Savior, Friend, and King. it's encouraging because i can trust him. yet there are so many that have yet to dip into this water that quenches. the girl last night on the plane, kate, merely views God as a removed being that can make her feel good. there are millions or rather billions like her that must hear and taste of this ocean. give me a passion for lost souls.