Hope

What Meanest Thou, O Sleeper?

Jonah 1:5-6

… Do you say, “Well, we may as well sleep, for there’s no hope for us?” No! sinner, no! Blessed be God, you cannot say that! You that …

The Heavan of Heavan

Revelation 22:4

… Life is but a moment—how short it will appear in eternity! Even here Hope perceives it to be brief, and though Impatience counts it long, yet Faith …

What Are the Clouds?

Nahum 1:3

… The day is coming, I hope, when Zion shall sit, not without her diadem, crownless; but with her crown on her head, she shall grasp her banner, take …

The Heart Perfumed

Romans 5:5

… tribulation works patience, and patience experience, and"—another, "and"—"experience hope," and then another, "and"—"and hope makes not ashamed." And then at the end of this string …

Psalm 48

Psalm 48

… Certainly the church of God, though despised of men, is the true joy and hope of the world. On the sides of the north, the city of the …

Hope in Hopeless Cases

Matthew 17:17

… I hope none of you are passing through such a state of mind as this, for it is, of all things, next to Hell itself, one of the …

The True Apostolical Succession

Psalms 45:16

… The love which burned in the heart of one, when quenched there by death, shall burn in the breast of another; the hope that gleamed from one joyous …

Two Choice Benedictions

Numbers 6:23-27

… And what blessings, my dear Friends, may we hope will be in store for us during the coming year? Many troubles, I have no doubt, are in store …

Human Depravity And Divine Mercy

Genesis 8:21

… He is no more moved about with fears and questions, but rejoices in hope of the Glory of God. He sends forth his thoughts in search after evidence …

"Two Immutable Things"

Ezekiel 16:8

… And they would sometimes say, "How beautiful God has made you by His Grace!" Do you remember that? You cannot have forgotten, I hope, those happy times when …

A Bad King's Good Son

1 Kings 14:13

… But I would gladly hope that His judgment still lingers and that His mercy still waits! Let me speak to you mothers, especially for your hearts are most …

'A Song of My Beloved'

Solomon 2:16

… Sinner, this is your day! And when you die, that will be your long and awful night— unbroken by a single star of hope! But Christian, this is …

An Earnest Entreaty

Psalm 2:12

… But sit down now and reckon whether you can hope to win a victory against an Almighty God! End the quarrel, Man, for the quarrel will otherwise end …

Faith Justifying Speech

Psalm 116:10

… Will You not fulfill this Word unto Your servant, whereon You have caused me to hope?" I believed that God was faithful, so that He would fulfill His …

"This Year Also"

Luke 13:6

… Shall "this year also" be as those which have gone before? May we not hope for Grace to advance upon Grace already gained and should we not seek …

Father’s Furlough, and how I Shared it

… of a French history from which father questioned me afterwards, I then stuck to Hodge till dinner-time, and by to-morrow I hope to get into real …

“The Boy-Preacher of the Fens”

… We talked of good things, and at last I expressed my hope that he would feel the presence of God while preaching. He seemed to start, and assured …

Our Lord's Preaching

Isaiah 61:1

… is good advice to the Christian minister to stick to the Gospel! I hope I have always kept to my theme, but I take no credit for it …

Justification by Grace

… He says, “I have punished Christ; you may go free.” And after that, we may “rejoice in hope of the glory of God,” that “being justified by faith …

The Beauty Of The Olive Tree

Hosea 14:6

… He can give a reason for the hope that is in him. He does not need to dance and fiddle in order to enjoy himself. His joy is …

"Much More"

Romans 5:10

… And patience, experience, and experience, hope: and hope makes not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which is …

True Unity Promoted

Ephesians 4:3

… This year he very kindly sends me this verse, which I hope will be useful to us all, reminding us of our former faults and of our present …

July 20 — LOOKING FOR HIM

Heb. 9:28

… 9:28 This is our hope. He to whom we have already looked as coming once to bear the sins of many will have another manifestation to the …

The Gospel in Power

1 Thessalonians 1:5-10

… It has dashed to shivers their hopes of themselves and though they have not looked to Christ for the true hope, yet they feel the power of the …

Man Transient—god's Word Eternal

Isaiah 40:8

… What a comfort and a stay he will be! Or your hope is resting upon that speculation which you trust will turn out successfully, or more solidly, perhaps …

The Remedy for Doubts

… the still waters; ye who have seen His rod and His staff, and hope to see them even when you walk through the valley of the shadow of …

The Relationship of Marriage

Jeremiah 3:14

… He will say, "What? With all this about you can you be presumptuous enough to claim union with the Son of God? Can you venture to hope that …

June 2 — IMMEDIATE FREEDOM

Nahum 1:13

… Oh, that to such prisoners of hope the word of the Lord may come at once, according to the text, "Now will I break his yoke from off …

Dec. 19 — AFFLICTIONS, BUT NO BROKEN BONES

Ps. 34:20

… I have neither lost faith, nor hope, nor love. Nay, so far from losing these bones of character, they have gained in strength and energy. I have more …

Sympathy and Song

Romans 12:15

… Rejoicing in hope. When you have not anything else to rejoice in, rejoice in hope! 12. Patient in tribulation.The word, "tribulation," signifies threshing as with a flail …

June 26 — IT WILL NOT BE LONG

James 5:8

… We look out with hope through this window. This sacred "window of agate" lets in a flood of light upon the present, and puts us into fine condition …

Oct. 31 — IMMORTAL TILL WORK DONE

Ps. 118:17

… of fear, and give up the battle, and with it give up all hope? Far from it. There is life in me yet: "I shall not die." Vigor …

Going Home—A Christmas Sermon

Mark 5:19

… Canst thou edify the sere leaves of the forest? Can the beasts learn to adore that God whom thy gratitude should strive to honor? Dost thou hope to …

God's Knowledge of Sin

Psalm 69:5

… You would not, I hope, reduce God to the level of One who has eyes and sees not! "He that planted the ear, shall He not hear? He …

Jan. 23 — A COMPLETED SACRIFICE

Lev. 1:4

… with the great truth of substitution; but as for us, it is our hope, our joy, our boast, our all. Jesus is accepted for us to make atonement …

Psalm 6

Psalm 6

… The Psalmist had still, however, some hope; but that hope was only in his God. He therefore cries, "O Lord, how long?" The coming of Christ into the …

March 10 — WALK IN LIGHT

John 12:46

… In Jesus is thy hope, thy joy, thy Heaven. Look to Him, to Him only, and thou shalt rejoice as the birds rejoice at sunrise, and as the …

May 4 — VICTORY IN REVERSES

Micah 7:8

… There is sure hope for us in the Lord; and if we are trusting in Him, and holding fast our integrity, our season of down-casting and darkness …

Sept. 27 — THE DIVINE LIGHT IN DARKNESS

Ps. 18:28

… Expectation shall furnish me with music, and hope shall pitch the tune. Soon I shall rejoice in a candle of God's lighting. I am dull and dreary …

Finding and Following Christ

John 1:45

… Spurgeon on verses 43 to 45 is #2375, Volume 40—FOUND BY JESUS—AND FINDING JESUS.] I HOPE there are many here who are seeking Christ, but I …