The Gospel of Hope—Colossians 1:5-8
“...the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and understood God’s grace in all its truth. You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf and who also told us of your love in the Spirit” (Colossians 1:5-8)
I have spent a lot of reflection on the first line of this verse, the apostle opened with a prayer of thanksgiving for this church because he had heard of their faith and the love they showed. This is where those things were rooted, “...the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven”. Apparently, this hope was the source that produced their famous faith and their continuous love. So the questions becomes, what is the hope?