In Need of Hope
Scriptures:
Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. (Isaiah 40:31 NIV)
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13 NASB)
I know the plans I have in mind for you, declares the Lord; they are plans for peace, not disaster, to give you a future filled with hope. (Jeremiah 29:11 CEB)
He brought me out into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me. (2 Samuel 22:20 NIV)
Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in Him. (Psalm 62:5 NLT)
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God (Psalm 42:11 NIV)
The Lord will protect you from all harm; He will protect your life. The Lord will protect you in all you do, now and forevermore (Psalm 121:7-8 NET)
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful (Hebrews 10:23 NIV)
Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord (Psalm 31:24 NIV)
But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me (Micah 7:7 NASB)
I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in His word I put my hope (Psalm 130:5 NIV)
Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long (Psalm 25:5 NIV)
Quotes:
Hope is the inextinguishable flicker that God ignites in our souls to keep us believing in the prevailing power of His light even when we are surrounded by utter darkness (Lee Strobel)
Hope itself is like a star; not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity (Charles Spurgeon)
When Jesus died on the cross, so did your sin; when He rose from the dead, so did your hope (Max Lucado)
I’ve read the last page of the Bible. It’s all going to turn out all right (Billy Graham)
When we lose hope, we lose joy in the present, because we have no confidence in the future (Warren Wiersbe)