God of Hope!
Volume 22
Definition of Hope:
Confidence, expectation, optimism, anticipation,
courage, faith, chance, prospect, likelihood, possibility, promise, potential,
desire, dream, plan, wish, goal, expect, trust, yearn, long for, look forward
to, belief, expectancy, probability, certainty, credence, conviction,
principle, persuasion, verdict, assurance, sincerity, passion, favor, grace,
pledge, declaration, word, guarantee, oath, reassurance, assertion, surety, be
not afraid but only believe, expect for the best, agreement, contract, vow,
confirm, likely, prospective, conceivable, imaginable, thinkable, capability,
ability, credible, feasible, doable.
Scriptures on Hope:
For there is hope
of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender
branch thereof will not cease. Job 14:7
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory
rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. For thou wilt not leave my soul in
hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Thou wilt show
me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there
are pleasures forevermore. Psalms 16:9-11
Be of good courage,
and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord. Psalms 31:24
Behold, the eye of the
Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy. To deliver
their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waiteth for
the Lord: he is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in him,
because we have trusted in his holy name. Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us,
according as we hope in thee. Psalms 33:18-22
For in thee, O
Lord, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. Psalms 38:15
Why art thou cast
down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I
shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. Psalms 42:5
For thou art my
hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth. Psalms 71:5
But I will hope
continually, and will yet praise thee more and more. Psalms 71:14
That they might set
their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments. Psalms
78:7
Remember the word
unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope. Psalms 119:49
My soul fainteth
for thy salvation: but I hope in thy Word. Psalms 119:81
Thou art my hiding
place and my shield: I hope in thy Word. Psalms 119:114
I wait for the Lord, my
soul doth wait, and in his Word do I hope. My soul waiteth for the Lord more
than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the
morning. Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and
with him is plenteous redemption. And he shall redeem Israel from all his
iniquities. Psalms 130:5-8
Let Israel hope in
the Lord from henceforth and forever. Psalms 131:3
Happy is he that
hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God. Psalms
146:5
The Lord taketh
pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. Psalms 147:11
The hope of the
righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. Proverbs
10:28
Hope deferred
maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. Proverbs
13:12
For to him that is
joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead
lion. Ecclesiastes 9:4
Blessed is the man
that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a
tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and
shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be
careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. Jeremiah
17:7-8
For I know the thoughts that I think toward
you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an
expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and
I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall
search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the Lord:
and I will turn away your captivity. Jeremiah 29:11-14
And there is hope
in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own
border. Jeremiah 31:17
This I recall to my
mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not
consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great
is thy faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I
hope in him. The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that
seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the
salvation of the Lord. Lamentations 3:21-26
And I will give her
her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she
shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came
up out of the land of Egypt. Hosea 2:15
Turn you to the
strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even today do I declare that I will render
double unto thee. Zechariah 9:12
Therefore did my heart
rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope. Because
thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to
see corruption. Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me
full of joy with thy countenance.
Who against hope
believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to
that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. And being not weak in faith, he
considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old,
neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb. He staggered not at the promise of
God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God. And being
fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. And
therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. Romans 4:18-22
By whom also we
have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of
the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing
that tribulation worketh patience. And patience, experience; and experience,
hope. And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in
our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. Romans 5:2-5
For we are saved by
hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet
hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for
it. Romans 8:24-25
Rejoicing in hope;
patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer. Romans 12:12
For whatsoever
things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through
patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. Romans 15:4
Now the God of hope
fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Ghost. Romans 15:13
Or saith he it
altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he
that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be
partaker of his hope. 1 Corinthians 9:10
And now abideth
faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. 1 Corinthians
13:13
And our hope of you
is steadfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye
be also of the consolation. 2 Corinthians 1:7
For we through the
Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. Galations 5:5
The eyes of your
understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his
calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, and
what is the exceeding greatness of his power to usward who believe, according
to the working of his mighty power, which he wrought in Christ, when he raised
him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, far
above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that
is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come. And hath
put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to
the church, which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all. Ephesians
1:18-23
For the hope which
is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth
of the gospel. Colossians 1:5
If ye continue in
the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the
gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is
under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister. Colossians 1:23
To whom God would
make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles;
which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27
Remembering without
ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our
Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father. Knowing, brethren
beloved, your election of God. 1 Thessalonians 1:3-4
For what is our hope, or
joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus
Christ at his coming? For ye are our glory and joy.
But let us, who are of the
day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet,
the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain
salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:8-9
Now our Lord Jesus
Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given
us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts,
and stablish you in every good word and work. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
Paul, an apostle of
Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Savior, and Lord Jesus Christ, which
is our hope. 1 Timothy 1:1
In hope of eternal
life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began. Titus 1:2
Looking for that
blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus
Christ. Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and
purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. Titus 2:13-14
That being
justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of
eternal life. Titus 3:7
But Christ as a son
over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the
rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. Hebrews 3:6
And we desire that
every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto
the end. That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and
patience inherit the promises. Hebrews 6:11-12
Which hope we have
as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that
within the veil. Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an
high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 6:19-20
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. To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not
away, reserved in heaven for you. 1 Peter 1:3-4
Wherefore gird up
the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to
be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:13
Who by him do
believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your
faith and hope might be in God. Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying
the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye
love one another with a pure heart fervently. Being born again, not of
corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God, which liveth and
abideth forever. 1 Peter 1:21-23
But sanctify the
Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man
that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear. 1
Peter 3:15
And every man that
hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 1 John 3:3
Charity suffereth
long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not
puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily
provoked, thinketh no evil. Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the
truth. Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth
all things. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
For God so loved this world that He gave His only begotton Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
God did not send His Son into this world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him would be saved.
The thief (Satan the devil) comes only for to kill, steal and destroy. But Jesus has come to give us life, and life more abundantly, until it overflows.
I urge you to come to the Cross today and receive Jesus as your Savior and Lord. He will wash away all your sins and make you as clean and white as fresh snow.
Just pray this prayer and mean it with your heart:
Dear Lord Jesus (if you are not able to call him Lord yet, then just say "Jesus")
I receive You as my Savior and Lord. I give my life over to You. I believe that You died and rose again, and that if I call on the Name of the Lord I shall be saved.
I accept you into my heart right now, and confess that You are Lord and have risen from the dead and forever live to make intercession for me.
Thank You for washing my heart pure and clean and making me whole, and for giving me peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Thank You that now I am a new creature in Christ Jesus. The old has gone and the new has come.
And there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh (carnality and sin), but walk after the Spirit. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, I believe you got born again and are now heaven bound and will be with the Lord forever and have eternal life. Your sins are now forgiven. You are accepted in the Beloved.
I would encourage you to find a good Bible based local church to help you grow in your faith, to learn the Word of God, to praise and worship Him, and to have fellowship with the saints.
Serving Christ is the best decision you will ever make.
God bless you!!!
