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,

My focal point in this verse is “begotten us again unto a lively hope”. Here is why. When my father said to my mother “I want one more child.” he had a hope for me. He never told me of that hope. He kept it to himself, it was his hope and I do not know if I ever fulfilled that hope he had for me.

Being born again in the spirit, God the Father has a hope for me, and because He has given me His Spirit I know His hope for me. God the Father does not keep that hope unto Himself.

My earthly father’s hope was exercised by free will. My Heavenly Father’s hope is exercised by faith. My earthly father trained me up in those things he thought were necessary to have a life worth living. My Heavenly Father gave me a life worthy of living and then trained me to make the most of it.

My earthly father prepared me for an unknown future. My Heavenly Father prepares me for a future He knows of a certainty that only God Himself can call a blessed assurance.

Galatians 1:15-16 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

My focal point is here, “I conferred not with flesh and blood”. I focus on this because now that we are born again, our natural tendencies are to rely on our earthy father’s hope and training and not to focus on this new life we have been presented with.

My Heavenly Father’s hope is to reveal His Son in me.