by Victor Chen

One year ago, I remember thinking the “stay at home” order would be lifted by Easter. Surely, we wouldn’t have to celebrate Easter at home!

Looking back one year later, I realize how often hope in this world is fleeting.

We hoped for the “stay at home” order to last two weeks. It’s been a year.

We hoped that cases would drop. There was a year-end surge.

We hoped that schools would return. It has indeed, yet it does not look like it did before.

We hoped that vaccines would be the answer. It has certainly helped, but it has not been the ultimate solution to our fears. 

Reflecting on all of these failed hopes, I realize there is only one hope that will never fail.

Christ is risen. 

We don’t have to hope our sins will be accounted for. It is finished.

We don’t have to hope whether our salvation is secure. He sits at the right hand of the Father.

We don’t have to hope for life after death. We have it now in Jesus.

So this Easter, let’s stop hoping for things that will disappoint and start hoping in the One who is alive and has overcome.

Let’s not hope in things that will die or fade away.

Let’s hope in Him who is alive and risen. 

He is risen indeed.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. (ESV) 1 Peter 1:3–5

Come celebrate with us on Easter at our outdoor service Sunday, 4/4 at 10:30am!