Hosanna: Our Glorious Hope

Our Glorious Hope
Dr. Charles Stanley

1 Corinthians 15:20-58

When we hear the word resurrection, most of us instantly think about Jesus rising from the dead, but His victory over the grave shows what will happen to us aswell. One day every believer who has died is
going to experience a bodily resurrection like His, and those who are alive when Christ returns will be changed from mortal to immortal in the twinkling of an eye.

One of the first questions that spring to our minds is, What am I going to look like? I can’t answer that specifically, but all I know is, you’re going to look as good as the Creator can make you. And that’s pretty good! These humble earthly bodies will be transformed into glorious bodies like His—minus the divinity, of course. Paul’s writings provide some hints about their characteristics: they are imperishable, glorious, powerful, and spiritual. As such, they will be fit for life in heaven. We’ll never again experience sin, sickness, pain, suffering, weakness, exhaustion, or death.

At times people ask me if we’ll be recognizable—that is, will we know our loved ones, and will they know us? Consider this: How could such powerful, glorious bodies be limited in this area if they are so much more advanced in every other way? I’m fully convinced that all our senses and mental abilities will be enhanced, not diminished.

A glorious future lies ahead of us, but the joy of a new body and a reunion with loved ones will be surpassed by the thrill of seeing Jesus. He is the One who made all this possible. Out of gratitude, let’s faithfully love and serve Him while we remain on this earth.

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Hosanna, Soweto Gospel Choir

 

Hosanna, a song of praise, is sung by The Soweto Gospel Choir. The first part of the video has pictures taken in the Soweto Township in Johanesburg, South Africa. Life is not so much about our circumstances as it's what the Lord has done in us.

HOSANNA

Let the weak say, "I am strong"
Let the poor say, "I am rich"
Let the blind say, "I can see"
It's what the Lord has done in me


Let the weak say, "I am strong"
Let the poor say, "I am rich"
Let the blind say, "I can see"
It's what the Lord has done in me


Hosanna, hosanna
To the Lamb that was slain
Hosanna, hosanna
Jesus died and rose again


Hosanna, hosanna
To the Lamb that was slain
Hosanna, hosanna
Jesus died and rose again


To the river I will wade
There my sins are washed away
From the heavens' mercy streams
Of the Savior's love for me


I will rise from waters deep
Into the saving arms of God
I will sing salvation songs
Jesus Christ has set me free


Hosanna, hosanna
To the Lamb that was slain
Hosanna, hosanna
Jesus died and rose again


Hosanna, hosanna
To the Lamb that was slain
Hosanna, hosanna
Jesus died and rose again


Hosanna, hosanna
To the Lamb that was slain
Hosanna, hosanna
Jesus died and rose again


Let the weak say, "I am strong"
Let the poor say, "I am rich"
Let the blind say, "I can see"
It's what the Lord has done in me.


HOSANNA - Phil Driscoll



HOSANNA is from Phil Driscoll's "I Exalt Thee 1998" album. Hosanna! The Messiah has come!

Psalm 118: 22-29

22 The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;
23 the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 The LORD has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.

25 LORD, save us! LORD, grant us success!

26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.[b]

27 The LORD is God, and he has made his light shine on us.
With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession up[c] to the horns of the altar.

28 You are my God, and I will praise you; you are my God, and I will exalt you.

29 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever