But Christ (the Messiah) was faithful over His [own Father’s] house as a Son [and Master of it]. And it is we who are [now members] of this house, if we hold fast and firm to the end our joyful and exultant confidence and sense of triumph in our hope [in Christ]. Hebrews 3:6 AMP
As followers of Jesus, God’s Anointed One, we should maintain an expectant attitude of triumph. It was the Lord Jesus who was triumphant over sin, death and the devil. But that was only the beginning. The Bible tells us that, “For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet,” 1 Corinthians 15:25 WEB. This is the ultimate victory that all history is moving towards. Thus, we should not lose hope when we encounter setbacks and difficulties. Rather, we can and should be jubilant, expectant and full of hope because we believers are on the winning side. Those who are in opposition to the God will lose in the end. And in God’s coming kingdom all sorrow and pain will be wiped away; righteousness and justice will triumph. This is the future that God has revealed in his word. We must not loose sight of this.
Have you have seen the television program, Flash Forward, where the whole population of the earth receives a brief glimpse of their individual futures. As a result of these visions everyone must deal with the implications of their foretold destiny. Some seek to avoid it, many struggle with it and some others wholeheartedly embrace it and place their faith in their revelation. The show is basically a fictional account of prophecy for a secular world. And this is interesting because God has already given us a glimpse of our future; yet the secular world ignores it; they do not recognize it. This is not surprising since Paul reminds us that the natural man does not receive the things of God’s Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:14) and the that mind of the flesh is hostile towards God (Romans 8:7). Thus, as we see signs of Christ coming all the time, things such as an increasing number of conflicts, wars, earthquakes, famines, pestilences and a push towards a one world government. Yet the world remains oblivious to the fact that these things have all been foretold and that there is a victorious future for the ones that have been redeemed by Christ’s blood. Plus, the word of God tells us what our individual futures can be like when we respond to God in faith and obedience, that we are more than conquerors and that Christ always leads us in triumph! Therefore, as believers, we should never be discourage, give up or loose hope. In the end we will be victorious; in the end, God’s word, his promises to us and his love will prevail. Thus, armed with this understanding, let us go forward with a sense of triumph and not be deterred by the things we see happening around us.