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James 4:14 NAS

Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.

Ecclesiastes 7:2 NASB95

2 It is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of feasting, Because that is the end of every man, And the living takes it to heart.

Hope 1 Peter 1:3-8

Hebrews 11:1 NASB95

1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

1 Peter 3:15 NASB95

15 but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence;

I. Rebirth v3 (new life)

1 Peter 1:23 NASB95

23 for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God.

2 Corinthians 5:17 NASB95

17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

II. Inheritance v4 (of glory)

Romans 8:16–18 NASB95

16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him. 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.

1 John 3:1 NASB95

1 See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.

III. Protection v5

Physical Protection Psalm 91:10-16

Psalm 91:10–16 NASB95

10 No evil will befall you, Nor will any plague come near your tent. 11 For He will give His angels charge concerning you, To guard you in all your ways. 12 They will bear you up in their hands, That you do not strike your foot against a stone. 13 You will tread upon the lion and cobra, The young lion and the serpent you will trample down. 14 “Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name. 15 “He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. 16 “With a long life I will satisfy him And let him see My salvation.”

b. Divine intervention Philippians 4:7

Philippians 4:7 NASB95

7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

c. Eternal security John 10:28

John 10:28 NASB95

28 and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.

IV. Jubilation v6-8

Romans 5:2 NASB95

2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God.