Hope

Love's Crowning Deed

John 15:13

… Let the Believer under decays of Grace go back to the Cross—there he found his hope, there he must find it again. There his love to Jesus …

The Judgment Upon Zacharias

Luke 1:20

… Oh! if we begin to doubt after these discriminating love tokens, what apology can we offer? How can we hope to escape from the chastening rod? Moreover, the …

Mr. Spurgeon’s Opinions on Subjects of General Interest

… I can only hope that future correspondence may be, on my part, on a more pleasant subject, and, on your part, may be in the same generous tone …

A Generous Proposal

Numbers 10:29

… The language of a heart full of kindness, inspired with faith, and inspirited with the enthusiasm of a hope so much Divine that the lapse of ages impairs …

God Rejoicing in the New Creation

Isaiah 65:17-19

… I hope and believe that the following verses will actually describe the condition of the redeemed during the reign of Christ upon the earth—"There shall be no …

Young Man! A Prayer For You

2 Kings 6:17

… And thirdly, upon our hope, for we trust that if our prayer is answered, the person whose eyes are opened will behold a vision which will bless him …

Unbelievers Stumbling—Believers Rejoicing

Romans 9:33

… If our hope should turn out to be a delusion, we should be foolish, indeed, and have reason to be ashamed of our hope. We should be ashamed …

Chastisement—Now And Afterward

Hebrews 12:11

… Trial comes to him and says, "Your hope is dry." "My hope is not dry," says he, "while I have a trial I have a ground of hope …

The Ravens' Cry

Psalm 147:9

… Her husband said to her in his quaint but wise way, "Well, Betty, what ails you?" "Oh, John, I am dying, and I have no hope, John!" "But …

Good News

Proverbs 25:25

… You shall go Home soon, therefore live in hope and having this hope within you, purify yourselves, come out from the world more and more. "Our conversation is …

A God Ready to Pardon

Nehemiah 9:17

… That God is merciful becomes to sinners the first point upon which they can fix their hope: that the mercy of God endureth for ever affords to the …

Spring

Isaiah 61:11

… Fearful disappointments will wither hope. Solemn calamities will overthrow success. Iniquity will abound and the love of many will wax cold! When we survey the condition of affairs …

Our Sanctuary

Jeremiah 17:12

… O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake You shall be ashamed, and they that depart from Me shall be written in the earth because they have …

Binding Up Broken Hearts

Isaiah 61:1

… behold they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are ourselves are cut off."There is no hope for us. We are dead and …

Saints In Heaven And Earth One Family

Ephesians 3:15

… They say there is no hope in Heaven, but who told them so? The saints, like ourselves, are looking for the blessed hope, the glorious appearing of our …

Psalm 31

Psalm 31

… All ye that hope in the Lord. Every one of you, lift up your heads and sing for joy of heart. God is faithful, and does not fail …

Entangled in the Land

Exodus 14:3

… By the Grace of God I hope that the Prince of Evil and his helpers will be disappointed, but they will leave no stone unturned to effect their …

"Is the Spirit of the Lord Straitened?"

Micah 2:7

… But is the Spirit of the Lord straitened? Perhaps I address some man, so far ungodly that he has no hope of salvation, yet still is anxious to …

Wordless Prayers Heard in Heaven

Isaiah 41:17

… May there be many such here! But, if any have once known it and have lost it, I hope that they will be consumed by a vehement desire …

"The King Can Do No Wrong"

2 Samuel 3:36

… We may be doing evil in the hope that good may come out of it! We may be indulging an unchristian, intolerant spirit in our zeal against intolerance …

False Justification and True

Job 9:20

… I could not say it—I dare not say it." I hope there are many here who feel that to talk about any righteousness of their own would …

Intercession and Supplication

Jeremiah 14:22

… It is our only hope and though it seems to be a forlorn one, yet, since it is the only one we have, we will cling to it …

The Certainty And Freeness Of Divine Grace

John 6:37

… We leave all other grounds of trust and we take Christ to be our solitary hope. We come to His blood to be washed, to His righteousness to …

God Our Portion and His Word Our Treasure

Psalm 119:57

… There are a great many whose religion lies in, "shall be," hope and trust, but David's faith lay in the present tense. "You are my portion, O …

Speak For Yourself—a Challenge!

John 9:21

… God must have been in such a matter as that, for I was born blind." With meekness and fear give a reason for the hope that is in …

The Indwelling and Outflowing of the Holy Spirit

John 7:38

… Jesus Christ is that standard and model to which the Spirit of God, by His sanctifying processes, is bringing us till Christ is formed in us the hope …

Good Works In Good Company

Solomon 7:11-13

… It is one from which flesh recoils, for the flesh cries, "Let well enough alone! You are easy and comfortable! You have a hope which affords you much …

Paul in the Tempest

Acts 27:18-25

… Further, note that Paul believed this when, to outward appearances, "all hope that they should be saved was taken away." Paul's faith hoped against hope. When Hope …

To The Thoughtless

Isaiah 1:3

… They live, and I fear they will die, without Christ and without hope! O Sirs, how can I reason with you? Your inconsistency is so glaring. You stand …

Fallen Angels a Lesson To Fallen Men

2 Peter 2:4

… Week by week I shall carefully prepare these Sermons, and I hope they will be attended with the divine blessing. In them I hope to keep up my …

The Vision of the Field

Ezekiel 36:9

… Secondly, there is no hope for that field unless Godshall turn to it in mercy. Thirdly, when Hie does turn to it, He will have to till it …

A Paradox

2 Corinthians 12:10

… Your hope for better things shines yonder at the right hand of God, where the living Saviour has all power given to him in heaven and earth. Sinner …

The Census of Israel

Numbers 16:66

… It is vain for you to indulge a hope, "larger" or smaller, if you die in your sin! The Justice of the Most High is not to be …

'Take Away the Frogs'

Exodus 8:8

… In certain instances the man's hope in prayer is the result of a condemning faith. There is a justifying faith and a condemning faith. "What?" you say …

"Jesus Only" —a Communion Meditation

Mark 9:8

… And then, Beloved, to conclude—"JESUS ONLY" IS OUR ONE HOPE OF HEAVEN. What do I hope to have when I die? I may answer, in the words …

A Delicious Experience

Hebrews 4:3

… We sometimes hope but more often fear. We are afraid to believe too certainly, lest it should be presumption. We sometimes indulge a faint hope that ultimately we …

Our Stronghold

Proverbs 18:10

… I hope I shall now speak the feelings of your hearts, while I say we have found the Character of God to be an abundant safeguard to us …

Impotence and Omnipotence

John 5:5-9

… He sees you lying just where you are, tonight—impotent, without hope, without light, without faith. He sees you! I need you to feel this to be true …

Joy in Salvation

Psalm 9:4

… We spoke this morning, as you have not forgotten, upon these words, "Your own salvation." I trust most of us—would God I could hope all of us …

The Best Strengthening Medicine

Hebrews 11:34

… If in this life you only had hope, you would be, of all men, most miserable. But having that hope, you are among men most happy. The solitary …