Hope

The Jewel of Peace

2 Thessalonians 3:16

… But, alas, we have known some who we hope are forgiven and are God's children, who, nevertheless, quarrel with God. They are not pleased with what He …

The Two Pillars Of Salvation

Romans 4:24

… Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall your seed be. He was …

Jesus Christ Immutable

Hebrews 13:8

… At the very thought of His birth the virgin sang, "My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior." There is hope that man shall be lifted up to …

The Great Pot and the Twenty Loaves

2 Kings 4:38

… Who knows? Who knows? I have a hope which may not prove a dream. I hope that thousands are feeling their way into the Light of God and …

Comfort From Christ's Omniscience

John 21:17

… Let not, any one of us, say, "I hope I do," or, "I am afraid I do not." We either do or we do not—and the only …

Loving the Law of the Lord

Psalm 119:97-100

… And let me not be ashamed of my hope. "If Your promises could fail me, then I would have cause to be ashamed of my hope. Therefore, O …

Cheer For The Faint-Hearted

Judges 13:23

… There may be, and I hope there are, some Christians who through their whole career never doubted their interest in Christ and who never had to say— "It …

John's First Doxology

Revelation 1:5

… To have a real personal Christ is to get a good anchor hold for love, faith and hope. Somehow men cannot love that which is not tangible. That …

The Love of Our Espousals

Jeremiah 2:2

… I hope there are some who are in the middle of this spiritual honeymoon even now. May it last forever with you! May you never grow cold. May …

A New School of the Prophets

… If you are but as smoking flax, there is hope. Touch the hem of His garment ; look to the brazen serpent. " My dear fellow sinner, slight not this …

Bands Of Love

Hosea 11:4

… And he selfishly, if he is awakened, sets to work to perform these actions with more or less of perseverance in the hope of obtaining pardon for sin …

Faith and Repentance Inseparable

Mark 1:15

… They have said, "I have done much evil; there is no hope for me; I will not hear the Word any more." If they hear it it is …

The History of Little-Faith

Matthew 14:31

… Where the fairest flowers of faith, hope and joy bloom, the deadliest serpents of mistrust and suspicion may yet be lurking! Abraham, that father of Believers, yet sinned …

A Procession of Cross-bearers

Mark 10:21

… There is hope for me that I shall yet be revived." How can a man despair who can lift up his eyes to Heaven and call God his …

A Second Word to Seekers

Jeremiah 29:13

… If you say within your heart, "I will only accept mercy if it come to me in a certain way"—you put yourself out of all hope of …

The Fourfold Treasure

1 Corinthians 1:30

… But if you are without Christ, you are without hope. Joy comes not where Jesus comes not. No Savior, then no peace in life or death. Oh remember …

The Cleansing of the Leper

Leviticus 13:12-13

… We have some sins we do not confess; but there is much at the bottom which is still right and good, and we therefore hope that we shall …

The Sunday School and the Scriptures

2 Timothy 3:15

… No hope remains for a dark world but in that Light of God which lightens every man. Shine forth, O Sun of Righteousness, and mist, cloud and darkness …

The Meat and Drink of the New Nature

John 6:55

… If it is not so, then is our preaching vain and our hope is also vain and we are yet in our sins. We have no hope of …

The Great Arbitration Case

Job 9:33

… There is no hope whatever that at the last tremendous day any sinner will be able to stand in judgment if he shall leave the matter of his …

Christ the Conqueror of Satan

Genesis 3:16

… The divine sovereignty and glory afford us a stronger foundation of hope than merit, even if merit can be supposed to exist. Now we must note concerning this …

Distinguishing Grace

1 Corinthians 4:7

… They sing as we sing, sit as we sit, and come and go as we do, and yet are they without God and without hope in the world …

Pardon for the Greatest Guilt

2 Chronicles 33:2

… I hardly care to go through with it, but I must, in the hope that some other great sinner may say, "If such a man as that was …

The Turning Of Job's Captivity

Job 42:10

… If, therefore, we are brought low tonight, let us be encouraged with the thought that God will turn our captivity around and let us entertain the hope that …

But a Step

1 Samuel 20:3

… He shouted, "Get up, you coward, say your prayers in fine weather." He did get up, saying to himself, "I only hope that I shall see fine weather …

Harvest Past, Summer Ended and Men Unsaved

Jeremiah 8:20

… Why do men say, "We are not saved," when they are still hugging their iniquities? They may as well hope to gather grapes from thorns or figs from …

Mysterious Meat

John 4:31-38

… Time was—and I hope the time has gone forever— when there were professed ministers of Jesus Christ whose hearts were in the hunting field. Do you wonder …

The Works of the Devil Destroyed

1 John 3:8

… Each man should know that he is either saved or lost, pardoned or condemned—he may not sit down in peace in the deceitful hope that though he …

Perfection in Christ

Colossians 1:28

… But, then, while speaking of the Doctrine of Perfection, we must remember that, according to the sacred oracles, perfection is absolutely necessary for all who hope to enter …

'The Zeal of the Lord'

Isaiah 9:7

… Unless our hope is in the Lord, alone, that hope will at some time or other fail us! This is a cry we need to hear because, until …

Lowly Service

Numbers 4:24-26

… so shall they serve." I must not, however, forget to remind you that all the servants of our King are burden-bearers! None of us may hope to …

The Chaff Driven Away

Psalm 1:4

… Are there none of you behind me there, who have been living without Christ, and without hope in the world? Are there none of you? Surely there are …

Not Bound Yet

2 Timothy 2:9

… We put the Gospel very plainly to them and try to place it in different lights, hoping that somehow or other they may see hope. Alas, we are …

Mistrust of God Deplored and Denounced

Numbers 14:11

… We cannot hope to drive out the hordes of Amalekites and Canaanites. A sense of weakness is the cause of our terror and complaint." But the Lord puts …

The Secret of a Happy Life

Psalm 16:8

… I hope you will be reaching out towards this by the Divine anointing of the Holy Spirit. For this is the grand secret, the sure foundation of a …

Never! Never! Never! Never! Never!

Hebrews 13:5

… A man forsaken of men may still entertain some hope. But let him be forsaken of God, and then hope hath failed; the last window is shut; not …

The Blood of the Covenant

Hebrews 9:20

… Well do we sing— "The Gospel bears my spirit up! A faithful and unchanging God Lays the foundation for my hope, In oath and covenant and blood." It …

Hope for Your Future

… I hope we have not lost it. Just as the mountains of Judea dropped with wine and ran with milk through the abundance of the soil, so was …

Learning in Private What to Teach in Public

Matthew 10:27

… I HOPE that many who are now present desire, beyond everything else, to be useful to their fellow creatures. We do not want to go to Heaven alone …

Helps to Full Assurance

1 John 5:13

… The next evidence you will find in the third chapter, the third verse, namely, purification. "Every man that has this hope in Him purifies himself, even as He …