Hope

• God gives hope to the needy (Psalm 9: 18)-For the needy will not be forgotten forever; the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed.

God gives hope to the needy, he will not forget them forever, their hopes will not be crushed always, there is a time of victory for the poor as well as the rich.

• Hope gives us confidence (Psalm 25: 3)-No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced, but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others.

Our trust in the LORD.  Our hope is that we will not ever be disgraced.  Only those who live in deceit will be disgraced.

• The Bible gives us hope (Psalm 119: 43)-Do not snatch your word of truth from me, for my only hope is in your laws.

In this verse, we see The Church is imploring God not to hide or take His word of truth from us.  Here we can see that the truth can be hidden or taken from man if they fail to live by it.  Our only hope is in His laws.  We know that the LORD very intended to, and concisely inspired the Bible as a guide to His Children so that they would not be lost in this world of darkness, sin, and lies.  It is our hope in this land of bondage.

• Christians always have hope (Romans 8: 28)-And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them.

Christians will always have hope in that we know that God causes everything to work well in unity for the good of those who love Him and are called upon to serve according to whatever His will or purpose is for their lives.  Each individual has a specific role to play in His plan of unity; so, they will come together, and it will be a huge success!

• Hope comes from the Holy Spirit (Romans 15: 13)-So, I pray that God, who gives you hope, will keep you happy and full of peace as you believe in Him.  May you overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Here we see along with the power of prayer of a faithful Christian, that there is hope, joy, and peace as you believe in Him.  A person of faith will receive healing, hope, joy, peace, anything they believe through Christ Jesus.  It is never ending throughout their lifetime.

• Jesus' resurrection gives us hope (1 Corinthians 6: 14)-And God will raise our bodies from the dead by his marvelous power, just as he raised our LORD from the dead.

This verse is in relation to the resurrection of Jesus Christ.  His resurrection gives us hope, because we know that He was raised from the dead, and we (His Children) will also be raised from the dead to be with Him in His glory.  This is a promise through our LORD, and it is the hope of the Church today.

• We have hope in Jesus (1 Corinthians 15: 19)-And if we have hope in Christ only for this life, we are the most miserable people in the world.

This verse is very clear in that our hope is not limited only to this life.  It extends to after life on earth.  The reason we know this is that Jesus promised that we would spend an eternity with him even after we die.  After our life ends on earth, our soul will meet with Him.  The joy that we have in Him is for eternity.

• We have confidence of eternal life (Titus 1: 1-2)-This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ.  I have been sent to bring faith to those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives.  This truth gives them the confidence of eternal life, which God promised them before the world began-and He cannot lie.

In this VERY powerful verse, we see in a letter from Paul to the Church, when he was in slavery, that he is very clear about his role and what he was chosen to do, to bring faith to those God has CHOSEN.  It says here very clearly that only certain people are CHOSEN to receive the gospel of Jesus Christ.  To be taught to know the truth that will show them HOW to live a GODLY life.  This is what gives us the confidence of ETERNAL life, which is a promise from God even before the world began!  Because God is all-knowing, and He knows what's going to happen before it happens.  And He CANNOT lie.  So here we see clearly, that NOT ALL will receive, or believe the gospel.  Therefore, we also know that NOT ALL will have eternal life.  Some will unfortunately be lost in the world.  And so, we continue to pray for everyone in hopes that those who believe will remain in the faith.

I hope these verses help to clarify your questions on hope, and that it strengthens the hope you have as believers all over the world.  May the LORD continue to bless you, guide you, and protect you until His return!  Amen!