8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. 9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him. 11 Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. (I Thessalonians 5)
Hope is one of several threads running through this letter. Especially when life seems like it is on a runaway train to disaster. We need to remain sober and hopeful in Christ, and we need to encourage each other along the way. We need to together look to Christ, the author and finisher of our faith, who "for the hope before Him" kept looking foward. Let us stand strong in the assurance of our salvation, trust in Him, and love one another.
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