Hope

Near the Kingdom, or in It?

Mark 12:34

… Oh, these hopelessly hopeful people—what can we do with them? They are, for a time, hopeful, yet never more than hopeful and, at last, we have to …

Morning, March 5

1Th 5:6

… Christian and Hopeful, as they journeyed towards the Celestial City, said to themselves, “To prevent drowsiness in this place, let us fall into good discourse.” Christian enquired, “Brother …

Evening, February 26

Le 13:13

… Nothing is more deadly than self-righteousness, or more hopeful than contrition. We must confess that we are “nothing else but sin,” for no confession short of this …

Seeing And Not Seeing—Or, Men As Trees Walking

Mark 8:22-25

… Thirdly, we shall stop awhile and consider the hopeful stage, and then conclude by a short notice of the completion of the cure. I. First, we have TO …

The Devil's Last Throw

Luke 9:42

… Still, this is all hopeful, very hopeful. The man is a hearer; he is also a reader of the Scriptures; he has begun to mend a bit; and …

Help for Seekers of the Light

Isaiah 59:9

… is hopeful in you. It is well that you loathe the darkness and prize the light. Furthermore, the persons I would gladly speak with have some hope that …

The Anxious Enquirer

Job 23:3

… rejoice in hope of the glory of God." But notice again that in the text there is an admission of ignorance, which is another very hopeful sign. "Oh …

The Tender Enquiry of a Friend

Jeremiah 47:5

… and from sluggards you become laborers? Let us hope it will be so. But I am not very hopeful, for it is hard to make long habits of …

Hopeful, Yet Doubtful

Matthew 8:19

… We have no time for any preface, tonight, so we shall go at once to our first point which is that here is SOMETHING VERY HOPEFUL. A certain …

Seeking For Jesus

John 6:24

… It is neither day nor night, a dim twilight, hopeful but overclouded. I may call it "not light, but darkness visible." It is one of those miry places …

Supposing Him to be the Gardener

John 20:15

… Alas! we have seen many other churches that were quite as hopeful as our own rent with strife, brought low by declension, or overthrown by heresy. I hope …

The Enchanted Ground

… Christian and Hopeful said to themselves, “Let us talk together, and then we shall not sleep.” Christian said, “Brother, where shall we begin?” And Hopeful said, “We will …

The Seven Sneezes

2 Kings 4:35

… That which worldlings condemn as melancholy is often to us a hopeful sign of thoughtfulness! And the self-despair which the ignorant deplore is cause for congratulation among …

July 1 — GOD WITH US

Gen. 48:21

… all, that God is with us? Let us be bravely diligent, and joyously hopeful. Our cause must prosper, the truth must win, for the Lord is with those …

April 18 — HE NEVER FAILS

Josh. 1:5

… Come, my heart, be calm and hopeful today. Clouds may gather, but the Lord can blow them away. Since God will not fail me, my faith shall not …

June 1 — GOD'S PROMISE KEEPS

Eccl. 11:1

… Unlikely waters may cover hopeful soil. Nowhere shall our labor be in vain in the Lord. It is ours to cast our bread upon the waters; it remains …

Feb. 6 — BLESSING IN THE CITY

Deut. 28:2

… It is good fishing where there are shoals of fish, and it is hopeful to work for our Lord amid the thronging crowds. We might prefer the quiet …

Sept. 8 — BROKEN AND SMOKING

Isa. 42:3

… Yet I perceive that though there were snuffers under the law, there were no extinguishers; and Jesus will not quench me; therefore, I am hopeful. Lord, kindle me …

July 13 — IMPLICIT TRUST

Jer. 39:18

… We hope to be delivered because we have friends, or because we are prudent, or because we can see hopeful signs; but none of these things are one …

May 3 — LISTEN FOR THE SIGNAL

II Sam. 5:24

… our friends! Let us be on the watch to avail ourselves of the hopeful opening when it comes. Who knows but this may be a day of good …

Evening, September 24

Song 5:2

… The two points in this evening’s text are—a mournful sleepiness and a hopeful wakefulness. I sleep . Through sin that dwelleth in us we may become lax …

Morning, September 4

Mk 1:41

… Leprosy yielded to no human remedies, but it fled at once at the Lord’s “I will.” The disease exhibited no hopeful signs or tokens of recovery, nature …

Evening, May 28

La 3:21

Evening, May 28 Go To Morning Reading “This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.” Lamentations 3:21 Memory is frequently the bond slave of despondency …

Evening, June 12

2Ti 1:9

… They are not looked upon as persons who are in a hopeful state, and may ultimately be saved, but they are already saved. Salvation is not a blessing …

Morning, September 29

Le 13:13

… Nothing is more deadly than self-righteousness, or more hopeful than contrition. We must confess that we are “nothing else but sin,” for no confession short of this …

Bochim—Or, the Weepers

Judges 2:4

… How hopeful! How disappointing! I. First, HOW HOPEFUL. One could not desire anything better, apparently, than this. They were all attentive hearers. There was not one that looked …

A Cheering Incident at Bethabara

John 10:39-42

… But when the fish come swarming up to the net, we may hope that some will be taken in its meshes. We cheerfully hope that when men dock …

Evening, April 18

Ge 32:12

… God does not give his words merely to quiet us, and to keep us hopeful for awhile with the intention of putting us off at last; but when …

Fields White For Harvest

John 4:35

… the right power! Therefore let us hope that there is a harvest to be reaped now! But, again, there was another hopeful sign, namely, that this one convert …

Lacking Moisture

Luke 8:6

… Hope in God is the best cure for this despondency. "Hope you in God." When you have no hope in yourself, nor in your graces, nor in your …

The Good Ananias—a Lesson for Believers

Acts 9:10

… Do not bury a man before he is dead! Hope that so long as a sinner lives he may yet live unto God! Be hopeful that He who …

Believing On Jesus—and Its Counterfeits

John 8:30-32

… continue in the place of hope. This is Christ's gracious counsel to those in whom there seems to be some hopeful sign. My Hearers, we never preach …

An Anxious Enquiry for a Beloved Son

2 Samuel 18:29

… He may, perhaps, have paid a visit or two, and he may have been encouraged by a few hopeful words: but what can we judge from a dying …

For the Candid and Thoughtful

Mark 12:34

… Now, my brethren, there is always some hope of a man who is candid, and there is more hope still of one who, being placed by circumstances amongst …

Evening, December 31

Je 8:20

… All these hopeful seasons have come and gone—your summer and your harvest have past—and yet you are not saved . Years have followed one another into eternity …

"My Redeemer Liveth"

"MY REDEEMER LIVETH" CONTINUALLY have I spoken to the reader concerning Christ crucified, who is the great hope of the guilty; but it is our wisdom to remember …

The Well-Beloved's Vineyard

… Time is short, and eternity is near; how precious is a good hope through grace! We who are not yet old ought to be exceedingly hopeful; and the …

'Repentance and Remission'

Luke 24:47

… There is, indeed, more than a faint hope for any man who is bid to repent because he will suppose, naturally and properly, that the God who bids …

Eyes Opened

Genesis 21:19

… Taking Hagar's case first, I shall address myself this morning to certain unconverted ones who are in a hopeful condition. 1. Taking Hagar's case as the …

A Word with those who Wait for Signs and Wonders

Luke 11:29

… We are very hopeful of them but we are, at the same time, much alarmed about them. They are not Believers, for they willfully persist in demanding some …