Hope Beyond the Veil
1.
I
love the Lord dearly with all my heart. I love Him more now than in the
beginning. The Bible says that love is able to grow, increase and multiply.
2.
HOPE
= Hold on, pain ends.
3.
Hope
is the anchor for the soul.
4.
You
first have to have hope before you can develop faith.
5.
We
find hope in God’s Presence by going beyond the Veil.
6.
Hope
is joyful expectation of something good that you desire to come to pass.
7.
Hope
will get you through any trial.
8.
When
you have hope, if you at first do not succeed, you try, try again.
9.
Hope
produces confidence that what you are believing for is likely to come to pass.
10.
Put
your hope in God and not people.
11.
The Greek definition of hope is:
expectation, confidence, to anticipate (usually with pleasure), to trust, to
have faith.
12.
You must first have hope in order
for faith to arise and work in your life (Hebrews 11:1).
13.
Hope is categorized along with faith
and love (1 Corinthians 13:13).
14.
Hope in God and His promises does
not disappoint us, delude us or shame us (Romans 5:5 Amplified).
15.
Hope that is seen is not hope; for
why does one still hope for what he already has? Romans 8:24
16.
If we hope for what we do not see or
have, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance, patience and composure (Romans
8:25).
17.
We were saved by hope that one day
God will give us our full rights as His children, including new bodies He has
promised us—bodies that will never be sick again and will never die. Romans
8:23-24
18.
Hope brings rejoicing (Romans
12:12).
19.
God is the God of Hope who gives us
hope by the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:13).
20.
Hope is joy and peace in believing
(Romans 15:13).
21.
Jesus Christ is our hope (1 Timothy
1:1).
22.
It is said about Abraham “who
against hope, believed in hope, that he might become the father of many
nations, and being not weak in faith, Abraham considered not his own body now
dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s
womb. Abraham staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was
strong in faith, giving glory to God; and being fully persuaded that, what God
had promised, He was able also to perform” (Romans 4:18-21).
23.
Hope is the anchor for the soul
(Hebrews 6:19).
24.
Hope sees with the eyes of faith
what it is that it desires.
25.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but when the desire comes it is a tree of life (Proverbs 13:12).
26.
Be of good courage, and He shall
strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the Lord (Psalms 31:24).
27.
Why are you cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him
(Psalms 42:11).
28.
Return to the stronghold, you
prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will restore double to you
(Zechariah 9:12).
29.
The Lord will turn your Valley of
Achor (valley of trouble) into a door of hope and you’ll be able to help others
(Hosea 2:15).
30.
There is hope in your future, says
the Lord (Jeremiah 31:17).
31.
For I know the plans I have for you,
declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you
hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11).
32.
This I recall to my mind, therefore
I have hope. Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, because His
compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.
The Lord is my portion, says my soul, therefore I hope in Him! Lamentations
3:21-24
33.
You shall be secure and feel
confident because there is hope (Job 11:18).
34.
For there is hope for a tree if it
is cut down, that it will sprout again and that the tender shoots of it will
not cease (Job 14:7).
35.
Behold, the eye of the
Lord is on those who fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy (Psalms 33:18).
36.
Our hope is in God’s
Word—His Word is true and He is faithful to all His promises (Psalms 119:114,
130:5).
37.
Let Israel hope in the
Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption
(Psalms 130:7).
38.
Happy is he that has
the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God (Psalms
146:5).
39.
The Lord takes
pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that hope in His mercy (Psalms
147:11).
40.
The hopes of the godly
result in happiness (Proverbs 10:28).
41.
Blessed is the man who trusts in the
Lord, and whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the
waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat
comes; but its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of
drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit. Jeremiah 17:7-8
42.
“The Lord is my portion,” says my
soul, Therefore I hope in Him!” Lamentations 3:24
43.
It is good that a man should both
hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord (Lamentations 3:26).
44.
When all hope seems to be lost, the
Lord will pull you up from the pit of despair and you will live again (Ezekiel
37:11-14).
45.
For surely there is a latter end [a
future and a reward], and your hope and expectation shall not be cut off
(Proverbs 23:18).
46.
Through Him also we have access
(entrance, introduction) by faith into this grace (state of God's favor) in
which we stand. And let us rejoice and exult in our hope of experiencing and
enjoying the glory of God. Moreover [let us also be full of joy now!] Let us
exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that
pressure and affliction and hardship produce patient and unswerving endurance.
And endurance (fortitude) develops maturity of character (approved faith and
tried integrity). And character [of this sort] produces [the habit of] joyful
and confident hope of eternal salvation. Such hope never disappoints or deludes
or shames us, for God's love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy
Spirit Who has been given to us. Romans 5:2-5 Amplified
47.
For whatever things were written
before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort
of the Scriptures might have hope (Romans 15:4).
48.
It is written for our sakes, because
the plowman ought to plow in hope, and the thresher ought to thresh in
expectation of partaking of the harvest (1 Corinthians 9:10).
49.
For we through the Spirit eagerly
wait for the hope of righteousness by faith (Galatians 5:5).
50.
The eyes of your understanding being
enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling (Ephesians
1:18).
51.
At that time you were without
Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the
covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in
Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of
Christ (Ephesians 2:12-13).
52.
Christ in you, the hope of glory
(Colossians 1:27).
53.
We do not sorrow as those who have
no hope, but we have hope that we will be with our loved ones in heaven (1
Thessalonians 4:13-14).
54.
The helmet (armor of God) is the
hope of salvation (1 Thessalonians 5:8).
55.
That having been justified by His
grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life (Titus 3:7).
56.
Our faith and hope are centered in
and rests in God (1 Peter 1:21).
57.
Receiving grace by faith causes you
to hope (2 Thessalonians 2:16).
58.
Love always hopes (1 Corinthians
13:7).
59.
Hope is like having a dream that you
believe will come to pass.
60.
To have hope is to know that things
are going to get better no matter how they look right now.
61.
Your future and your hope are gifts
from God that no one can take away!
62.
Hope is a gift! All you have to do
is receive it and you can walk in divine hope every day.
63.
When you look around at your
circumstances and limitations, it can often be discouraging and disappointing.
64.
When you look UP and look to Jesus,
at His possibilities, hope comes.
65.
Keep expecting God’s favor and
blessing.
66.
Look at Joseph in the Bible—there
was no hope left for him, except what God had promised him.
67.
As Joseph looked to God, he went
from the pit to Potiphar’s house; from the prison to the Palace. And so will
you!
68.
Hope is desire, but notice that the
desire is accompanied by expectation. It means I am expecting something to
happen.
69.
Often things never arrive because
you have no expectation of it showing up.
70.
You must have anticipation that what
you are hoping for, that hope will bring it to the door.
71.
Hope is defined in the Webster’s
Dictionary as “a feeling that what is wanted is likely to happen”.
72.
Hope brings security. If you are
looking for security, you will not find it in manmade things. It is found in
trust in God.
73.
Hope in God never deceives us or
misleads us. Hope in God never tricks us. Hope in God and His Word never
frustrates us.
74.
If you are frustrated it’s because
you have put your hope in something other than God. Hope in God never
disappoints.
75.
When we are in pain, we tend to let
go of the anchor of hope, but you must hold on to it.
76.
Romans 5:4 speaks of matured
character and tried integrity. Endurance produces the type of character than
can with joy and confidence withstand trials, hoping in God, and such hope
never disappoints or shames us.
77.
In Isaiah 31:1 “woe” is a warning.
Woe to those who go to the world systems for their help. Our hope is in God.
78.
The world will fool you, mislead you
and disappoint you. But the kingdom of God won’t do that because it can only
operate in truth.
79.
God gave Abraham a promise—I have
made you a father of many nations. God quickens the dead. God made a promise
pertaining to something that was dead and He called those things that be not as
though they were. Abraham hoped in something in which there was no hope in the
natural. It was beyond natural laws. What you’re dealing with may seem
impossible and you can’t see how it’s going to happen. You can start calling
those things which be not as though it were. As long as there is a residue of
hope, the thing or situation can live again.
80.
What has God promised you that seems
hopeless? God’s Word for you is that He can turn everything around. You must
believe.
81.
Abraham was hoping in the unseen
realm like it was the seen. Our hope in the unseen will bring what we are
hoping for into the seen realm.
82.
Often hope is deferred because we
are wavering, doubting and questioning if God can do it and we stop waiting on
God and try to help God.
83.
God does not need our help. Our role
is to praise Him. This displays confidence and firm relying trust with
expectation.
84.
You have a right to your harvest.
The enemy uses your past to discourage you and condemn you, but God is not
looking at that. God is looking at your hope and faith. If you are hoping for
something, you have a Blood-bought right to expect it to manifest.
85.
God is a rewarder of them that
diligently seek Him. The moment you come to Him in faith and hope, you are
pleasing God.
86.
In your waiting season you cannot
become anxious and move ahead of God. It takes time to get what you’re hoping
for into the earthly realm.
87.
While we are waiting, God is
working. Wait in hope, confidence and expectation.
88.
Genuine hope is not wishful
thinking, but affirmed assurance about things that are unseen and still in the
future.
89.
Hope does not arise from the
individual’s desires or wishes, but from God, who is Himself the believer’s
hope.
90.
Hope sets the goal. Faith obtains
it.
91.
God’s hope is in you waiting, that
when He shows up, you are where you are supposed to be. A lot of our hope has
been deferred because we moved out of the place where we were supposed to be.
92.
Hope brings with it all joy and
peace. When the manifestation of what we’re hoping for comes, it is a tree of
life.
93.
Romans 5:13, in the Amplified
version, talks about overflowing and bubbling over with hope.
94.
Expectation must accompany hope.
Expectation is looking forward to something. It is anticipation.
95.
Expectation is looking for what is
due, proper or necessary. It is prospect of the future, of advancement and
blessing.
96.
You must always release your faith
with hope accompanied by expectation.
97.
When you operate in faith you have
to hope for whatever you’re believing for. Believing is not enough. When you
believe, you have to hope for what you believe. On the other end of your hope,
there has to be great expectation that will bring you to some good.
98.
How do you release God’s faith, have
hope and expectation so you can get the advancement and receive the good for
your life? By speaking and declaring the Word of God. You are to say what God
said and wait to see what God said, with expectation.
99.
In the Law of First Mention, we see
God first speaking, releasing His faith with hope accompanied with expectation
in Genesis.
100.
The fact that you spoke the promise
with faith, hope, accompanied with expectation, surely it’s going to come to
pass.
101.
We have an anchor (hope) for our
soul that gives us constant cheerful, confident, expectation that God’s
goodness is ours.
102.
The anchor of the soul (hope) holds
us steady while we wait on God’s provision to show up in our lives.
103.
The storms of life come to all of us
but God has given us an anchor (hope) that reaches into the very presence of
God.
104.
Hope is as supernatural as faith and
love are.
105.
Hope is a force that keeps you
holding on until the answer comes. Hope and patience work together.
106.
Hope and faith differ, in that faith
changes things. Hope’s job is to keep you moving forward until the
manifestation comes.
107.
Hope is
focused on the future, whereas faith is right now.
108.
Faith in the Word of God will always
give you hope for the future.
109.
Grace will never show up without
hope.
110.
Romans 12:12 in the Message Bible
says that hope is “cheerfully expectant.” The KJV says “rejoicing in hope”. The
Amplified says “rejoice and exult in hope.” The Living Bible says “Be glad for
all God is planning for you.” The NLT says “rejoice in our confident hope.” The
NIV says “joyful in hope.”
111.
Hope is more than desiring for
something to happen, or knowing that what you would like to receive is a
possibility. According to the Greek definition of hope, hope is confident
expectation that what you would like to see happen will come to pass, and while
you are waiting, to be joyful knowing that you will receive from God what you
have asked for.
112.
The spirit of faith never says “it
is coming.” It always says “it’s here and I have it now.” If it is here, I
begin to make preparation for what’s here like it is here.
113.
It will take more than just hope
alone for a promise from God to come to pass. Hope is just a part of it. It’s
going to take faith and confident expectation working together to see the
manifestation of what you are believing for. It’s also going to involve
“speaking” the promise.
114.
Hebrews 6:19 says that hope is an
anchor to the soul. When the storms come and the winds blow, hope will keep us
firmly secured so that we are not tossed to and fro.
115.
The expression “Valley of Achor”
became proverbial for that which caused trouble. That which has been a source
of calamity will become a source of blessing. The Valley of Achor (trouble)
will be for a door of hope.
116.
Hope sees the future as better and
brighter. When you have hope you believe things will change, renew and improve.
Casey Treat
117.
You can’t have faith unless you
first have hope.
118.
God wants us to be so full of hope,
so full of expectancy, that we just can’t help believing for the best. Joel
Osteen
119.
Hope is a trusting expectation that
God is going to keep His Word.
120.
Hope is another stream in the
fountain of joy. It is a product of the Word of God, which is revealed by the
Holy Spirit. It stabilizes the heart and imparts joy in the inner man. David
Oyedepo
121.
You can’t be hopeful without being
joyful. You are only downcast when you become hopeless. David Oyedepo
122.
Hope is the mother of faith. If
there is no hope, then there is nothing faith can substantiate, because faith
is the substance of things hoped for (Hebrews 11:1). David Oyedepo
123.
You are born into a kingdom of hope,
you can’t afford to live a hopeless life. God has guaranteed you a colorful
future, but He has left you with the responsibility of dancing your way into
it. David Oyedepo
124.
Most believers don't pay much
attention to hope. They don't think of it as very important. They certainly
don't consider it to be as important as faith. But the fact is, faith won't
function without hope. That's because “faith is the substance of things hoped
for” (Hebrews 11:1). Sometimes I say it this way, “Hope is the blueprint of
faith.” Kenneth Copeland
125.
When hope is lost, faith loses its
aim. It no longer has a mission to accomplish. It just scatters uselessly in
every direction. Kenneth Copeland
126.
Hope is a vital link to workable
faith. I mix faith with hope. If you have no hope, faith alone will not produce
results. Faith gives substance to hope. Faith is the evidence of things not
seen. Hope is the climate in which faith works. John Osteen
127.
Faith is the substance of things
hoped for... You hope for that promise to be true for you. We all hope
for the promises of the Word of God to become true in our personal life, such
as healing, financial prosperity and spiritual gifts. But hope will not bring
the promise into manifestation. Yet hope is needful. For without hope you
won't have anything for faith to give substance to. Charles Capps
128.
People come to be prayed for hoping
to be healed. But hope will not heal them, because there is no substance of
healing in hope. Yet, if they didn't have hope, they wouldn't come. Many lose
hope, then they have nothing for faith to give substance to. They give up too
quickly. Charles Capps
129.
Faith is substance. Hope is a goal
setter. Charles Capps
130.
H.O.P.E. = Have Only Positive
Expectations
131.
H.O.P.E. = Hold On, Pain Ends
132.
H = Healing Memories
133.
O. = Overcoming Fears
134.
P. = Pressing Through
135.
E. = Eternal and External Rewards
136.
Hope takes us into the Holy Place
and Holy of Holies behind the Veil, into the very Presence of God. Bishop
Christopher C. Smith
137.
Hope causes us to triumph. Bishop
Christopher C. Smith
138.
We have to believe that at the end
of a matter, favor and good will come out of it. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
139.
Abraham waited patiently, and then
received what God had promised him. He never gave up hope. Bishop Christopher
C. Smith
140.
God has given us both His promise
and His oath. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
141.
Hope is a desire accompanied by
expectation. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
142.
God will comfort people through you.
Bishop Christopher C. Smith
143.
You must have expectation that what
you are hoping for will come to pass. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
144.
Hope is the beginning of every idea,
every desire, every vision, every dream. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
145.
The starting place is the arena of
hope. Hope comes long before faith. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
146.
Faith is the “substance”
(materiality) of things hoped for. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
147.
Hope tells faith, when it goes into
the Presence of God, what to choose. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
148.
When a person loses hope, ideas
diminish, desires fade, vision loses focus, and dreams become just dreams.
Bishop Christopher C. Smith
149.
Where there is no hope, there is no
vision. Where there is no vision, the people perish. Bishop Christopher C.
Smith
150.
Hope has the power to anchor your
soul. It’s through the mind (soul) that men lose hope, focus and aim, and then
quit. The mind is the battlefield. The heart believes what the soul perceives.
Bishop Christopher C. Smith
151.
Once a ship is anchored, the anchor
will keep it from drifting off course. Hope has the power to keep you on course
and prevent you from sinking or crashing. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
152.
Step out in hope. Bishop Christopher
C. Smith
153.
Hope will never make you ashamed.
Bishop Christopher C. Smith
154.
We’re going to make it to the other
side. Jesus is in the ship with us. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
155.
Hope has resurrection power. Bishop
Christopher C. Smith
156.
With a new heart, we can believe God
for a new life. There’s no medicine like hope. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
157.
Ecclesiastes 9:4 says, “Anyone who
is among the living has hope for a better day and better tomorrow.” Bishop
Christopher C. Smith
158.
Psalms 34:10 (Amplified) says, “The
young lions lack food and suffer hunger, but they who seek (inquire of and
require) the Lord [by right of their need and on the authority of His Word],
none of them shall lack any beneficial thing.”
159.
Those who lack hope also lack
happiness, joy and peace. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
160.
People want to hear good news. The
Gospel is supposed to be the Good News and impart hope. Bishop Christopher C.
Smith
161.
Romans 15:13 (Amplified) says to
“abound” and be overflowing with hope. Abound means rich, surplus. Bishop
Christopher C. Smith
162.
God has hope on demand to help us
overcome hopeless situations. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
163.
You make your demand for hope by
your authority in Christ. You have to release the Word with confidence. Bishop
Christopher C. Smith
164.
As born again believers, you have a
right to make a demand on hope to get your needs met. Bishop Christopher C.
Smith
165.
Hope encourages the believer to
believe that nothing is impossible to happen. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
166.
Hope is having and having
anticipation that something good is about to happen for me. Bishop Christopher
C. Smith
167.
Hope gives the hopeless an awareness
that God is giving you expectation to see His goodness. Bishop Christopher C.
Smith
168.
No problem will ever keep God from
rescuing us. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
169.
Matthew 6:33 All these essential
things will be added to you. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
170.
Hope anchors the soul and keeps us
from drifting off shore. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
171.
Hope is a desire, trust, wish,
happiness. Hope is beautiful. It will never leave you ashamed. Hope is
believing that whatever you are believing for is likely to happen. Bishop
Christopher C. Smith
172.
In Romans 4:16 God’s declaration
over Abraham came to pass. His promises are His declarations and decrees.
Bishop Christopher C. Smith
173.
There are many promises in the
Bible. The promise coming to pass in your life is not based on your ability,
but from the One who made the promise. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
174.
When God spoke, Abraham believed
God. And it was accounted to him as righteousness. Against all hope, Abraham in
hope believed. He held onto his confession. Abraham didn’t deny the facts. Real
Bible faith never denies the facts. But the truth says that by His stripes I am
healed, and that the Lord is my Shepherd and I shall not lack. Bishop
Christopher C. Smith
175.
Abraham considered not the facts.
Hope only considers the Word. Romans 4:19 says that his faith was so strong, it
could not be undermined by the facts. Hope needs faith and faith needs hope.
Your hope and faith will trump the facts. God will bring the very thing He
promised you into your life. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
176.
Your confession will bring forth
your possession. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
177.
It is not a time for wavering
(Hebrews 10:23). Bishop Christopher C. Smith
178.
Romans 4:3 (TPT) Abraham’s faith
transferred God’s righteousness into His account. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
179.
Everything you are hoping for is
located behind the Veil in the Holy of Holies. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
180.
When you start calling those things
that be not as though they were, it will come into being on your behalf. Bishop
Christopher C. Smith
181.
Hebrews 10:23 (TPT) God always keeps
His promises. He is faithful to bring to pass every promise He has made to you.
Bishop Christopher C. Smith
182.
Romans 15:13 (Amplified) May the God
of your hope fill you with all joy … bubbling over with hope.
183.
Hope encourages the believer that
nothing is impossible with God. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
184.
Hope is having a happy anticipation
that something good is going to happen. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
185.
Hope gives the hopeless an awareness
that God is expecting, looking and longing to show up on your behalf with His
goodness. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
186.
God will rescue us. Bishop
Christopher C. Smith
187.
Matthew 6:33 Seek ye first the
kingdom of God and all these things shall be added to you. The God we serve is
a good God. God has promised to take care of you. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
188.
Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes
the heart sick. But when the desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
189.
Delay doesn’t mean denial. We have
to learn to wait on the Lord. God is working things out in our favor. Bishop
Christopher C. Smith
190.
Romans 5:3 (Amplified) We are being
developed while we’re waiting. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
191.
Hope is hoping to reach a
destination. A contaminated heart can’t carry hope to the desired destination.
Bishop Christopher C. Smith
192.
Hope energizes and motivates us to
take action by causing us to step out by faith. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
193.
Hope has the power to see the
invisible, feel the intangible and achieve the impossible. Bishop Christopher
C. Smith
194.
We have to embrace hope on purpose.
Bishop Christopher C. Smith
195.
Hope influences our thoughts,
attitudes and outlook on life, and how you speak. Keep speaking positive. Hope
never speaks death to the situations you go through. Bishop Christopher C.
Smith
196.
In 2 King 4, the Shunamite woman’s
son died. But she said, “All is well”. Never speak death to your situation. She
perceived that Elisha was a man of God and prepared a room for him to stay.
Bishop Christopher C. Smith
197.
Perception connects you to your
miracle. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
198.
The Shunamite woman never allowed
doubt, fear and unbelief into her heart.
199.
Hope keeps you moving forward in
life. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
200.
Proverbs 4:25 Look straight ahead
and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
201.
The more we yearn for the future,
the less we will focus on the past. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
202.
Hope increases momentum. Hope
deletes regrets. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
203.
Hope gives us access behind the
Veil. It’s there we find grace and mercy. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
204.
Don’t take the thought of lack and
act on it or speak it. There is authority in your mouth. Bishop Christopher C.
Smith
205.
God wants to be the greater
influence in your life. He’s a just God and will take care of us. Bishop
Christopher C. Smith
206.
Abraham had to believe God and stick
it out to receive all God promised. Abraham had to learn to persevere. Bishop
Christopher C. Smith
207.
Do you have what it takes to stick
it out and receive your promise? Bishop Christopher C. Smith
208.
Guard your mind. “Up” your thinking.
Believe you can have it, and achieve it. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
209.
He who promised is faithful (Hebrews
10:23).
210.
God cannot lie. That’s not a part of
His Divine nature. God is not a man who lies or changes his mind. Bishop
Christopher C. Smith
211.
“In blessing, I will bless you.” The
Word of God guarantees this promise. The blessing is not stuff. The blessing is
an empowerment, ability to excel and do well, to prosper. Bishop Christopher C.
Smith
212.
Psalms 138:2 You’ve manifested Your
Word above Your Name. His Word guarantees His promises. There is nothing
greater or more important than the Word of God. The Word is an unbreakable
spiritual lifeline to all who believe. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
213.
Hope gives faith its assignment.
Hope anchors the soul. It keeps your mind and emotions from drifting. You have
focus. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
214.
Hope increases your faith. Bishop
Christopher C. Smith
215.
What gasoline is to an automobile,
hope and faith are to the life of the believer. No gas means no acceleration
and you can’t get to your destiny. You need faith and hope to get to your
destiny in God. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
216.
The Bible is a book of principles.
When you work the principles, then you will see results. Bishop Christopher C.
Smith
217.
Without hope, your faith will never
develop and will limp around. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
218.
Your faith level is determined by
your hope level. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
219.
Romans 4:17 talks about calling
things that are not reality into existence. You have to call in your finances
and promises. If God said it, it will surely come to pass. Bishop Christopher
C. Smith
220.
Hope stabilizes the mind. Bishop
Christopher C. Smith
221.
Start framing your world with faith.
Bishop Christopher C. Smith
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Negativity is a hope robber. Bishop
Christopher C. Smith
223.
You can’t expect to feed on bad news
all day and to feel good and hopeful on the inside. Bad news will never help
you feel good about yourself. It robs you of peace in your soul. Bad news
triggers anxiety, worry and stress. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
224.
Bad news is toxic. It causes
depression and pessimism. It makes you feel angry and exhausted. Bad news opens
the door to fear. Fear opens the door to panic. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
225.
Good news delivers hope and
encouragement for a better future. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
226.
The Word of God is good news. The
answer is in the good news (Luke 4:18-19).
227.
He’s anointed me to be hope to the
poor. There are many levels of poverty. The message of hope is your answer to
poverty. Hope is the vaccine to anxiety and depression (Philippians 4:6-8
Amplified and Colossians 3:15 Amplified). Bishop Christopher C. Smith
228.
Hope in the Word. Hope is the
feeling that what is wanted can be had, or the desire will come to pass. Hope
should cause you to have joy. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
229.
The words you allow into your life
have the power to set the course of your life. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
230.
Your attitude determines your
altitude and everything about you. One word can trigger you. Words determine
your day. Words determine your future and shape your destiny. You are where you
are based on what you say. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
231.
Words have power. They are physical
containers that can become good or bad outcomes. Death and life are in the
power of the tongue. Focus on what is good about you. Encourage yourself in the
Lord. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
232.
The promise has to come to pass if
you speak your hope and take steps of faith. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
233.
People will be rewarded by what they
say. The words we speak have consequences. You are decreeing a thing and making
declarations. To declare means to make known or state clearly. To reveal,
manifest. Giving things permission to exist. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
234.
I’m authorized to use the Word of
God and get the same results that Jesus got. The Word of God has the final
authority in your life. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
235.
John 1:14 The Word became flesh …
the Word took on substance. Substance is that of which a thing consists,
physical matter or material. Things need permission to exist. Words are sown
like seeds. Mark 11:23 Bishop Christopher C. Smith
236.
Ezekiel 3:1-4 Another word for
growth is “develop”. The spirit of fear will always open you up to anxiety,
doubt and unbelief. If you fixate on fear, it will develop in your life. It
paralyzes you. Fear paralyzes in the mind. If you fixate on faith, you will
grow and develop in faith. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
237.
The Gospel of the Kingdom liberates
you. You have to protect your mind from bad news and from negative people.
Whatever you feed on, it will grow in your heart, especially what you say.
Bishop Christopher C. Smith
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Aim with words (not to destroy, but
to heal). We’re to feed on faith over fear. Feed on the Scroll (Word of God).
Bishop Christopher C. Smith
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All prophecy is conditional. You
have to get your hopes up so your faith could agree with the Word that was
spoken over your life. You need to wake your hope up. Bishop Christopher C.
Smith
240.
The Word of God gives us hope. His
Word saves us and revives us. It heals us, liberates us and keeps our soul in a
constant state of peace. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
241.
By this time next year, you will
start delivering spiritual babies (hopes, dreams, things coming to pass).
Bishop Christopher C. Smith
242.
Our words become mighty to God for
the pulling down of strongholds. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
243.
John 1:1-3, 14 Everything in life
starts with a word to live. The word takes on material substance, and matter to
reveal Himself to us. Our words contain power to take on flesh. Bishop
Christopher C. Smith
244.
Why am I confessing but not
possessing? Could be maturity level … you’re not ready. Bishop Christopher C.
Smith
245.
Many things in our lives we give
permission to exist (Mark 11:23). The key is not allowing doubt to enter your
heart. Doubt is having a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction. Bishop
Christopher C. Smith
246.
Hope and faith working on your
behalf is not based on what you see, but on what you believe in your heart and
what you’ve said out of your mouth. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
247.
Faith is always in the NOW. Hope is
in the future. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
248.
Faith causes your hope to move from
the invisible to visible realm. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
249.
Hope is the starting point of all
things. It’s the goal-setter. Hope passes the baton to faith. Bishop
Christopher C. Smith
250.
God has called us to land in a
wealthy place. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
251.
We live by believing and not by
seeing. Your future and destiny depend on what you believe and what you say (2
Corinthians 5:7). Bishop Christopher C. Smith
252.
What rain is to seed is God’s Word
to things (Isaiah 55:11). You’re not going down, but going up! Your words are
the fertilizer to things manifesting. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
253.
If words were spoken over you that
were negative, like curses, begin praying for a crop failure. Pray that those
words won’t manifest in your life. The negative words won’t prosper. It is void
of power, void of dominion and void of authority. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
254.
There is hope for your future
(Jeremiah 29:11).
255.
Make me the pen of a ready writer to
write upon the tablets of men’s hearts. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
256.
In the midst of crisis, God still
has a plan for our life. God’s plan is for good to come to you in the midst of
crisis. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
257.
God’s goodness and mercy shall
follow you all the days of your life, and I shall dwell in the house of the
Lord forever! Bishop Christopher C. Smith
258.
In the midst of uncertainty, you
want to look for clarity and consistency. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
259.
Don’t let the enemy rob you of your
time and focus, and faith, and gift, and testimony. Your gift shall rise to the
top. Your confession brings about your possession. You can be in a crisis, but
not affected by it. This is the time for God’s plan to kick in in your life.
Bishop Christopher C. Smith
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He who has begun a good work in you
will complete it. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
261.
Take time to prepare for your
future. Preparation plus opportunity equals success. Listen for a clear Word.
Take time to reset your life. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
262.
There’s a brand new day on the
horizon. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
263.
In the midst of crisis, hold on to
your confidence. You will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the
living. Bishop Christopher C. Smith
264.
You want to part ways with fear,
doubt and unbelief. But keep company with faith, hope and confidence. Bishop
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