Our Hope.

We could NOT live for God without God's direct intervention. We are not able to live without God in us, without Christ in us- He is our HOPE.

Col_1:27  To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory

Christ in you the hope of glory.

Col 3:10  And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: 

Col 3:11  Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all. 

Col 3:12  Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 

Col 3:13  Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. 

Col 3:14  And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. 

Col 3:15  And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 

Col 3:16  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 

Col 3:17  And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. 

We need to be made NEW. The old us is not capable of uniting with God. The old us is caught up in Satan's grasp. The kingdom of heaven is at hand for each of us.  Christ will come again and eventually all evil will be gone. We will be united with God as the creatures He intended us to be. The suffering will end. Every single one of us that have Christ in us, our hope, will be fully restored to the creatures we were intended to be.

All by the grace of God.