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And as he does that, as he removes all of our false hopes, he begins to replace it with the only hope that lasts, my friends.

As we dwell on his word, as we walk with the Lord, as the Spirit-inspired scriptures which point inexorably, inevitably, and unfailingly to the resurrected Messiah, the Son of God who poured out that selfsame spirit upon his people to give them the unshakable hope, as we walk with him, his promises sustain us.

He's our manna in the wilderness.

He's our goal of heaven.

He's the new and better Moses.

He's the new and greater Aaron.

He's the better Adam.

He's the second and last Adam.

He's the lamb of God slain before the foundation of the world.

He is the terminus of all the promises, the fulfillment of all our hopes, and the end goal of all resurrection reality.

And that is what is coming for us.

And that is why Paul began for us this afternoon.

Therefore, we do not lose hope because we know in whom our hopes are vested.

We say with Paul, I know whom I have believed, and I am confident that he is able to keep that which I've entrusted to him to that day.

And so what God would say to us as we conclude thinking about the resurrection is, look up, for our redemption draws nigh.

We all have to ask ourselves the question, what do we do in the meantime while we're waiting for glory?

How do we explain our lives?

How do we live the Christian life, the resurrected life, as we wait for glory with Christ?

I have a good friend back at home who, in addition to his day job, might have the greatest second job in the world, and that is a caddy at Augusta National Golf Club.

And so he and I are golf buddies, play a lot of golf together, but...