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Hope

 By J. Steven Lang

 

We who live by the Spirit eagerly wait to receive everything promised to us who are right with God through faith.

"High Hopes" could be the subtitle of the Bible, the New Testament in particular. The Bible authors understood that people aren't content to live, but need to have something to live for. It is human to wonder about the future, for God made us that way. Happily, he gave many promises of a blessed future to those who follow him.

 

Psalm 42:11

Why am I discouraged? Why so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again -- my Savior and my God!

 

Proverbs 10:28

The hopes of the godly result in happiness, but the expectations of the wicked are all in vain.

 

Psalm 31:23-24

Love the LORD, all you faithful ones! For the LORD protects those who are loyal to him, but he harshly punishes all who are arrogant. So be strong and take courage, all you who put your hope in the LORD !

 

Psalm 33:18

The LORD watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love.

 

Psalm 13:12

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when dreams come true, there is life and joy.

 

Jeremiah 17:7

Blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence.

 

Romans 15:4

Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. They give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God's promises.

 

1 Corinthians 13:13

There are three things that will endure -- faith, hope, and love.

 

Galatians 5:5

We who live by the Spirit eagerly wait to receive everything promised to us who are right with God through faith.

 

Colossians 1:27

This is the secret: Christ lives in you, and this is your assurance that you will share in his glory.

 

Titus 3:7

He declared us not guilty because of his great kindness. And now we know that we will inherit eternal life.

 

Hebrews 10:23

Without wavering, let us hold tightly to the hope we say we have, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.

 

Hebrews 11:1

What is faith? It is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet see.

Source: http://www.cbn.com/spirituallife/cbnteachingsheets/promises_hope.asp