Our Hope is in the Lord

Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. Romans 12:12 NLT

 

The Holy Spirit gives us hope. There are 140 occurrences of hope in the NASB translation and 146 times in the NLT versions of the Bible. That is a lot of HOPE. From Job… Doesn't your reverence for God give you confidence? Doesn't your life of integrity give you hope? Job 4:6 NLT. Other verses of encouragement offering hope:

·         So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the LORD! Psalm 31:24 NLT

·         And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you. Psalm 39:7 NLT

·         Let your unfailing love surround us, LORD, for our hope is in you alone. Psalm 33:22 NLT

·         Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again--my Savior and my God! Psalm 42:5 NLT

·         So each generation should set its hope anew on God, not forgetting his glorious miracles and obeying his commands. Psalm 78:7 NLT

·         When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer. Psalm 94:19 NLT

·         Israel, hope in the LORD; for with the LORD there is unfailing love. His redemption overflows. Psalm 130:7 NLT

·         For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers. 1 Timothy 4:10

·         in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago….Titus 1:2

·         For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus….Titus 2:11-13

·         In the same way God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of His purpose, interposed with an oath, so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us. Hebrews 6:17-18

·         Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:13

 

Prayer ~ Jesus, our hope is in You, Lord. Holy Spirit—give us wisdom to pray and handle the truth of God’s Word, sharing it with those who still need to hear and understand it.

 

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