Hope


Hope












Hope does not disappoint.


What is hope?




Dictionary - hope

to cherish a desire with anticipation.




We are to have faith and hope as Christians as we grow in sanctification and righteousness.


We exult in hope for the glory of God.


We trust because there is hope.



Hope does not disappoint.


Hope, trust and faith in the Lord grow together.


With justification by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.


The hope we have as the anchor of the soul.



Hebrews 11;1

[ The Triumphs of Faith ] Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.



1 Corinthians 13;13

But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.



1 Timothy 4;10

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 Thessalonians 5;8

But since we are of the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.



1 Timothy 1;1

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, who is our hope.



1 Peter 1;3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.



1 Peter 1;13

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.



Proverbs 13;12

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.



Psalm 33;18

Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope for His lovingkindness.



Psalm 33;22

Let Your lovingkindness, O Lord, be upon us, According as we have hoped in You.



Psalm 38;15

For I hope in You, O Lord; You will answer, O Lord my God.



Psalm 39;7

“And now, Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.



Psalm 62;5

My soul, wait in silence for God only, For my hope is from Him.



Psalm 71;5

For You are my hope; O Lord God, You are my confidence from my youth.



Psalm 119;116

Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live; And do not let me be ashamed of my hope.



Psalm 119;166

I hope for Your salvation, O Lord, And do Your commandments.



Job 4;6

“Is not your fear of God your confidence, And the integrity of your ways your hope?



Romans 5;1-5

Results of Justification

1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; 4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; 5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.



1 Chronicles 29;15

For we are sojourners before You, and tenants, as all our fathers were; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope.



Job 5;16

“So the helpless has hope, And unrighteousness must shut its mouth.



Job 8;13

“So are the paths of all who forget God; And the hope of the godless will perish.



Job 11;18

“Then you would trust, because there is hope; And you would look around and rest securely.



Job 11;20

“But the eyes of the wicked will fail, And there will be no escape for them; And their hope is to breathe their last.”



Job 14;19

Water wears away stones, Its torrents wash away the dust of the earth; So You destroy man’s hope.



Job 27;8

“For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, When God requires his life?



Psalm 31;24

Be strong and let your heart take courage, All you who hope in the Lord.



Psalm 42;5

Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him For the help of His presence.



Psalm 42;11

Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.



Psalm 71;14

But as for me, I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more.



Psalm 119;116

Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live; And do not let me be ashamed of my hope.



Psalm 119;166

I hope for Your salvation, O Lord, And do Your commandments.



Psalm 130;5

I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait, And in His word do I hope.



Psalm 146:5

How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the Lord his God.



Proverbs 10;28

The hope of the righteous is gladness, But the expectation of the wicked perishes.



Proverbs 13;12

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.



Proverbs 24;14

Know that wisdom is thus for your soul; If you find it, then there will be a future, And your hope will not be cut off.



Proverbs 26;12

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.



Proverbs 29;20

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.



Acts 24;15

having a hope in God, which these men cherish themselves, that there shall certainly be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.



1 Corinthians 13;7

bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.



1 Corinthians 13;13

But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.



2 Corinthians 3;12

Therefore having such a hope, we use great boldness in our speech.



Galatians 5;5

For we through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting for the hope of righteousness.



Ephesians 1;12

to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory.



Ephesians 1:18

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints.



Ephesians 2;12

remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.



Ephesians 4;4

There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling.



Colossians 1;5

because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel.



Colossians 1;23

if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, was made a minister.



Colossians 1;27

to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.



1 Thessalonians 1;3

constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father.



1 Thessalonians 4;13

[ Those Who Died in Christ ] But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope.



1 Thessalonians 5;8

But since we are of the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation.



1 Timothy 1;1

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, who is our hope.



1 Timothy 4;10

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 6;17

Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.



Hebrews 3;6

but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end.



Hebrews 6;18

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 7;19

(for the Law made nothing perfect), and on the other hand there is a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.



Hebrews 10;23

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.



Hebrews 11;1

[ The Triumphs of Faith ] Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.



1 Peter 1;3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.



1 Peter 1;13

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;21

who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

timothy skon, Chaplain, Prayer Minister
serving others, guided by Jesus
10/15/16