About Christ's gift of great expectations:

Romans 4:18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be." (NIV)

All of us have reasons to expect the worst in life. By looking at the grim nature the future can hold, all of us have reasons to expect the worst instead of expecting the best. However, Christ was born so each of us could look beyond the limited time of our life on earth. Christ came into the world giving us the gift of living every day of our life with a heart full of great expectations for the future. In Christ, we know our future is guaranteed to be great. In Christ, we can live with a heart ready to see Him at any moment. With Christ alive within us, any earthly trial or trouble is made small when we see how great our future will be. In Christ, when we see hate coming out in the world, we have a Savior who gives us a hope for great things ahead. In Christ, we can expect eternal peace. In Christ, we can expect eternal joy. In Christ, we can expect eternal happiness. In Christ, we can live a life fully expecting any minute will be the best minute of our life because of His miracle-working power.