1 Peter 1:3 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.
By His great mercy our Lord has caused us to be born again into a new life, which includes the sure and certain hope of life forever with God. This hope of life is guaranteed to us by Jesus’ resurrection.
Living hope is something real, solid, and true even though it is not seen now or not yet. We see Life and we have hope as a guarantee by faith. “Faith is the substance of things hoped for.” This living hope is more real than the physical life we see because it lasts forever. When we die this life inside goes on to live world without end. And then, we know the body will rise again.
That New Life into which we are born again is real life that never ends. And it is that very sure hope that keeps us going in difficult times.