Lively hope!!

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
1 Peter 1

What more needs to said?

But I've been really bad! God has 'abundant mercy'. I'm going to die and I don't have much hope! You can be born again unto a lively hope, JESUS is raised from the dead!! But I have nothing to look forward to, my life is a mess, I lost my job, I'll never be rich! God has reserved an inheritance for us and it is not like earthly treasures, it will never be stolen, it can never get old, you can't mess it up or defile it, it won't fade with time, and it won't crash along with the stock market. Our inheritance is in heaven! But I'm not sure that I'll make it to the end. God will personally watch over you making sure that you will. He will use His power to keep you through faith. He is going to keep you until this salvation, this eternal inheritance, will be revealed! But life is really hard and I'm facing all kinds of trials. Well God won't take away all of your trials, in fact the trials are good for you, they test your faith and root out all of your impurities so that your faith will be glorious and honorable on the day when Jesus comes back. On that day you will stand before all the world and Jesus himself will praise your faith, and will talk about how glorious it is. Your faith, the one that God is keeping you in, will be found unto praise, honor, and glory at the appearing of Jesus. So rejoice, even though right now you're going through some trials, they will only be here for a season. But I have a terminal disease. Yes I know, but even that is only a season, your life is but a vapor. People hate me, they mock me, they criticize my walk with God. Rejoice! Rejoice, I know you haven't seen him yet, but HE's coming. Love HIM, rejoice in HIM, follow HIM, and REJOICE! The best is yet to come! Keep believing, rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory! IT WILL BE WORTH IT ALL! It's Jesus, rest assured, He'll come through, in fact He already has! He's coming soon and then all will be well. In the mean time rejoice!