Hope

Morning, August 10

Col 3:4

… It is by his life that we live; he is in us, the hope of glory, the spring of our actions, the central thought which moves every other …

Evening, August 21

Is 45:19

… Many timid persons have been vexed by the suspicion that there may be something in God’s decree which shuts them out from hope, but here is a …

"He Comes With Clouds"

Revelation 1:7

… I should hope that we all do that. If we believe that the Lord Jesus has come the first time, we believe also that He will come the …

The Fourth Beatitude

Matthew 5:6

… I have given up all hope of self- justification." Listen, O Man, will you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God and take Him to stand before …

Preparation Necessary for the Communion

1 Corinthians 11:28

… I have no other hope! No rock, no refuge for my weary spirit is there beside the Atonement of Jesus Christ. I trust you can say so, too …

Morning, March 6

Jn 3:7

… me.” May the Lord enable us to be well assured on this vital point, for to be unregenerate is to be unsaved, unpardoned, without God, and without hope.

Evening, March 8

Ge 35:18

… When her flood of prosperity ebbs, she finds treasures hid in the sands; and when her sun of delight goes down, she turns her telescope of hope to …

The Lord No More Angry with His People

Isaiah 54:9

… Forever must His anger burn! We have nothing in Scripture to warrant the hope that God's wrath against evildoers will ever come to an end. Oh, the …

The Man Whose Hand Stuck to His Sword

2 Samuel 23:9

… I hope we may breed in this place a race of men and women who know the Truth of God and also know what the Lord claims at …

Evening, February 11

Rev 2:4

… Then the flowers appeared in our heart; hope, love, peace, and patience sprung from the sod; the hyacinth of repentance, the snowdrop of pure holiness, the crocus of …

Evening, July 22

Jn 19:5

… If in the ransom price of his blood there be not hope, ye harps of heaven, there is no joy in you, and the right hand of God …

A Triumphal Entrance

Psalm 24:9

… It is not only Christ on the Cross who is our hope, but "Christ in you," says the Apostle, "the hope of glory. At the time of conversion …

A Fatal Deficiency

Romans 8:9

… He trusts in the blood and righteousness of Jesus Christ and builds his hope upon the mercy of God in his Redeemer. The man who is in the …

Evening, February 17

Eze 35:10

… whether it was hope bright and sparkling, or love warm and fervent, or patience all-enduring, or zeal flaming like coals of fire, the old enemy of everything …

Morning, October 30

Ps 9:1

… It helps to remove our burdens, to excite our hope, to increase our faith. It is a healthful and invigorating exercise which quickens the pulse of the believer …

Evening, March 10

Job 14:1

… There is no single point in which we can hope to escape from the sharp arrows of affliction; out of our few days there is not one secure …

Evening, July 4

Ps 24:4

… Reader, does the text before us condemn thee, or dost thou hope to ascend into the hill of the Lord?

Morning, July 12

Jude 1

… Value the blood of Christ as the foundation of your hope, but never speak disparagingly of the work of the Spirit which is your meetness for the inheritance …

Evening, October 9

Mt 15:23

… Cast thyself on him, and perseveringly depend even where thou canst not rejoicingly hope.

Evening, December 10

Ac 16:14

… Never neglect the means of grace; God may bless us when we are not in his house, but we have the greater reason to hope that he will …

Good Works

… to expect to find good works in an unrighteous, unconverted man, as to hope to see fire burning in the midst of the ocean. The two things would …

Evening, January 30

Eph 1:11

… Reach the bottom of Christ’s sea of joy, and then hope to understand the bliss which God hath prepared for them that love him. Overleap the boundaries …

Morning, March 13

2Ki 7:3

… then why not you? The Ninevites said, “Who can tell?” Act upon the same hope, and try the Lord’s mercy. To perish is so awful, that if …

Morning, December 7

1Co 1:28

… If you will select me the grossest specimen of humanity, if he be but born of woman, I will have hope of him yet, because Jesus Christ is …

Joy, Joy Forever

Psalm 5:11

… To be with Christ in Glory is the joy of hope, the hope which makes not ashamed. Our hope is no dream—as sure as we are here …

Evening, March 19

Ru 2:14

… Our head is satisfied with the precious truth which Christ reveals; our heart is content with Jesus, as the altogether lovely object of affection; our hope is satisfied …

Evening, July 1

Ge 3:8

… But in what state is my heart, which is my Lord’s garden? May I venture to hope that it is well trimmed and watered, and is bringing …

Morning, December 19

Pr 16:33

… He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.” My soul, rest happy in thy low estate, Nor hope nor wish to be esteem'd or great; To …

Morning, July 11

1Pe 5:10

… The apostle’s words point us to suffering as the means employed—“ After that ye have suffered awhile .” It is of no use to hope that we shall …

Evening, August 28

Is 54:1

Evening, August 28 Go To Morning Reading “Sing, O barren.” Isaiah 54:1 Though we have brought forth some fruit unto Christ, and have a joyful hope that …

Evening, July 24

Joe 2:11

… to be accepted through his merits; and if I be already, as I hope I am, a soldier of the cross, let me be of good courage; for …

The Jeer Of Sarcasm, And The Retort Of Piety

2 Samuel 6:20-22

… I am sorry you do not like it; I hope you will now forgive me. But as I hold religion to be a thing to please everyone as …

The Great Jail—and How To Get Out Of It

Galatians 3:22

… Turn, I pray you, to the 20th chapter of Exodus, which I hope you carry in your memories. Let me ask you to read those Ten Commandments with …

Jesus, The Stumbling Stone Of Unbelievers

1 Peter 2:7

… The builders rejected the stone with disdain—"It shall not be built," they said, "in the temple of our hope." But, God has said, "It shall be the …

The Saint and the Spirit

John 14:17

… We have seen it graciously in revivals—we hope to see it yet more. And, as a Church, meeting in this place, I am sure we can bear …

'Heirs of God'

Romans 8:17

… Perhaps, dear Friend, you are afraid to say that you have the likeness of God upon you, although others can see it, but I hope you are not …

The Clean and the Unclean

Leviticus 11:2

… If we do not see to this matter we shall bring sorrow on our own souls; we shall lose all hope of honoring Christ, and we shall sooner …

Morning, January 27

Jn 1:16

… There is a fulness of efficacy in his resurrection from the dead, for by it “we are begotten again unto a lively hope.” There is a fulness of …

Morning, June 24

Lu 11:27-28

… of looking into his very heart in a way in which we cannot hope to do. There may be an appearance of plausibility in the supposition, but not …

Morning, October 25

2Jn 2

… believeth on the Lord Jesus shall be saved, abides with us as our hope and joy. Experience, so far from loosening our hold of the doctrines of grace …