John 5.24 - Our Good Hope

John 5.24 - Our Good Hope

For centuries Europeans wanted to reach Asia by sea, land travel was long and nearly impossible. But innumerable adventures and unlimited wealth awaited. So many daring navigators crashed going ‘round the southern point of Africa that treacherous headland strewn with shipwrecks was called ‘Cape of Storms.’ Finally, one determined captain made it round. A statue of Vasco de Gama stands in Macao. Today we call that perilous African promontory ‘Cape of Good Hope.’ The Risen Lord Jesus Christ is our Good Hope. He spanned the chasm of death and now lives to take us to the other side. His indestructible life lifted Him beyond the wrecks of empty philosophy and false religion. Hear the promise of our Faithful Captain, “whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life” (John 5.24).