Hope

Oct. 9 — WHAT SANCTIFIES OUR OFFERINGS?

Lev. 4:7

… Many sneer at "the blood"; but to us it is the foundation of comfort and hope. That which is on the horns of the altar is meant to …

Feb. 23 — UNBROKEN FELLOWSHIP ESSENTIAL

John 15:7

… The heart must remain in love, the mind must be rooted in faith, the hope must be cemented to the Word, the whole man must be joined unto …

April 23 — NO FEAR OF DEATH

Rev. 2:11

… This death kills all peace, joy, happiness, hope. When God is gone all is gone. Such a death is far worse than ceasing to be: it is existence …

Dec. 7 — GIFT OF STRENGTH; PEACE TO BLESS

Ps. 29:11

… Away, dark thoughts! Up, faith and hope!

April 22 — POWER TO RAISE

Ps. 146:8

… He can raise us up to health, to hope, to happiness. He has often done so under former trials, and He is the same Saviour, and will repeat …

Jan. 14 — REST IS A GIFT

Matt. 11:28

… Will you believe it? Will you put it to the test? Will you do so at once? Come to Jesus, by quitting every other hope, by thinking of …

Sept. 24 — THE LIFE-GIVING STREAM

Ezek. 47:9

… I hope I have drunk of it already; but I desire to bathe in it, yea, to swim in it. O my Saviour, I need life more abundantly …

Nov. 27 — REST IN ALL THY GOINGS

Ex. 33:14

… Go with me, Lord, and then command me where thou wilt! But we hope to find a place of rest. The text promises it. We are to have …

The Former and the Latter Rain

Jeremiah 5:24

… We laid in Doubting Castle and were beaten with the crab tree club of despair, fearing lest we were reprobates and past hope. It was tenderly wise on …

Jan. 13 — NEVER CAST OUT

John 6:37

… We come to Him in weakness and sin, with trembling faith, and small knowledge, and slender hope; but He does not cast us out. We come by prayer …

Jan. 19 — MOUTH CONFESSION; HEART BELIEF

Rom. 10:9

… Do I sincerely believe in the risen Lord Jesus? Do I trust in Him as my sole hope of salvation? Is this trust from my heart? Let me …

Sept. 7 — THE REACH OF ALMIGHTY GRACE

Hosea 1:10

… grateful enough for this? Is it not wonderful? Does it not give us hope for others? Who is beyond the reach of almighty grace? How can we despair …

Feb. 4 — HE WILL RETURN

John 14:18

… When we lose the joyful sense of His presence we mourn; but we may not sorrow as if there were no hope. Our Lord in a little wrath …

April 13 — THIS BODY FASHIONED ANEW

Phil. 3:21

… infirmities, nor the sick man a mass of agony. "Like unto his glorious body." What an expression! Even our flesh shall rest in hope of such a resurrection!

May 28 — REMIND GOD OF HIS PROMISE

Gen. 32:12

… This is refreshing to their memories, reviving to their faith, and renewing to their hope. God's Word is given, not for His sake, but for ours. His …

March 1 — JOY FOR THE CAST-OUT

Isa. 66:5

… The appearing of the Lord for them is the hope of His persecuted people. He appears as the advocate and defender of His elect; and when He does …

April 19 — AN EXPERT SEARCHER

Exod. 34:11

… let us have good hope for those who are laid upon our hearts in prayer, for He will find them out also. The Lord repeats this process when …

May 31 — "BE OF GOOD CHEER"

John 16:33

… The flail is not hung up out of the way, nor can I hope that it will be laid aside so long as I lie upon the threshingfloor …

Sept. 19 — THE REASON FOR SINGING

Zeph. 3:17

… of His power! This presence alone suffices to inspire us with peace and hope. Treasures of boundless might are stored in our Jehovah, and He dwells in His …

Sept. 20 — PERFECT WILLINGNESS

Ps. 110:3

… the good of my fellow-men! Lord, I am willing; may I not hope that this is a day of thy power? I am wholly at thy disposal …

Noah's Eminence

Genesis 7:1

… I hope that without any conceit, the most of us can say that we believe we are reckoned as righteous by our fellow men. They trust us in …

Psalm 36

Psalm 36

… Who shall discover the springs of the sea? He who shall do this may hope to comprehend the providence of the Eternal. "Undiscovered sea! Into thy dark, unknown …

Cheering Congratulation

Psalm 32:1

… But I have great hope, now, concerning some of you. The Lord keeps bringing in the old hearers of eight, nine, and ten years' standing. Oh, I pray …

The Voice From Heaven

Revelation 11:12

… I can understand a man being in doubt about his interest in Christ, but I cannot understand, and I hope I never may, a man's resting content …

A Clear Understanding

Matthew 13:51

… Now, there is no other hope of redemption from the fiery wrath of God but by having a part and lot in the substitutionary work of Christ! You …

Psalm 51

Psalm 51

… Considering also the deep natural inbred corruption which David saw and experienced within, it is a miracle of faith that he could rejoice in the hope of perfect …

Wanted!—Volunteers

2 Chronicles 17:16

… but when the wicked bear rule, the people mourn." I hope that in England there will be an increasing desire that those persons who represent us in Parliament …

Sad Fasts Changed To Glad Feasts

Zechariah 8:19

… I am sorry that it is so and I hope that they will grow wiser. Still, all of us did not always like to hear about God's …

The Great White Throne

Revelation 20:11

… Perhaps there are some here who view this as a matter of hope, but to ungodly persons it will be the very reverse. Oh Sinner, if you had …

The Necessity of the Spirit’s Work

… I shall not hope to make it very interesting, except to those who are anxiously longing to know the way of salvation. We start, then, by laying down …

The Preacher’s Power, and the Conditions of Obtaining It

… I hope that I shall not miss it. It is plain to every thoughtful mind that, if we are not altogether in our work, we cannot expect a …

Members Of Christ

Ephesians 5:30

… Well may we sing— "All my hope on You is stayed, All my help from You I bring!" The stone is one with the foundation in its dependence …

An Antidote to Satan's Devices

Genesis 3:1

… Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection …

Attention!

Matthew 17:5

… Creeds are exceedingly useful and I hope they will never be discarded. In fact, they never can be, for every man has a creed, whether he likes to …

The Empty Seat

1 Samuel 20:27

… It is our firm hope and confident belief that in these cases the loss of the House of God below is the gain of the House of God …

Mr. Fearing Comforted

Matthew 14:31

… With such a tinder-box heart as I have, how can I hope to escape, while I walk in the midst of a shower of sparks.” “Oh!” saith …

Psalm 140

Psalm 140

… We may not, therefore, hope to pass through the world without enemies, but we may hope to be delivered out of their hands, and preserved from their rage …

The Unrivalled Friend

Proverbs 17:17

… You could hardly entertain a hope that any good thing could ever spring from you—but when you have least esteemed yourself, His esteem of you has been …

Heaven an Inheritance

… of most gracious right, because he has been “begotten again unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead;” and has thus become an …

The Best Donation

2 Corinthians 8:5

… I hope He will make you a gift, a precious gift, to this Church.' And then you stopped before you baptized me, and said, 'Lord, make him useful …