Hope

'The Desire Of All Nations'

Haggai 2:7

… We have no reason to believe that Job was a solitary specimen of enlightened persons—we have reason, rather, to hope that in all countries all over the …

Psalm 109

Psalm 109

… It may seem very pious to put such words into his mouth; we hope it is our piety which prevents our doing so. (See our first note from …

The Agony in Gethsemane

Luke 22:44

… In all ordinary miseries there is, generally, some loophole of escape, some breathing place for hope. We can generally remind our friends in trouble that their case might …

The Best Christmas Fare

Psalm 119:103

… Oh, Brothers and Sisters, I hope we have a taste for every Word that God has spoken! A man ought not to say, "I do not like a …

Grace for the Guilty

Isaiah 44:22

… accepted in the Beloved!" "Oh," says one, "if I thought there were a hope or even a chance of such a thing for me, I would go to …

God Beseeching Sinners by His Ministers

2 Corinthians 5:18-21

… We hope that our former condition as sinners and unbelievers will make us speak to you more tenderly and will enable us to reach your hearts the better …

Plain Directions To Those Who Would Be Saved From Sin

Psalm 4:4

… Are you despairing? Do you say, "There is no hope"? "Put your trust in the Lord." Are you saying, "I am without strength and therefore cannot be saved …

Remembering God's Works

Psalm 111:4

… I hope your own life has shown you how very tender He is towards those who trust Him, even as the Psalmist says, "Like as a father pities …

Christ Our Passover

1 Corinthians 5:7

… Have I no blood? Have I no hope? Ah! no! he smites me. Eternal damnation is my horrible portion. The depth of the darkness of Egypt for thee …

The Ascension of Christ

Ephesians 4:7-12

… You send a petition to court, and you hope for its success, for it is drawn up in proper style, and it has been countersigned by an influential …

Driving Out the Canaanites and Their Iron Chariots

Joshua 17:18

… I hope we have no enemies in this world among our fellow men. It takes two to make a quarrel. And if we will not contend there can …

Concerning Prayer

Psalm 86:6

… God bring us each one into that condition! Then we need not barely hope that He will have communion with us, for we shall be already enjoying His …

"The Marriage of the Lamb"

Revelation 19:7

… How can you hope to be glorified with Him if you neglect Him in the day of His scorning? O Lamb of God, my Sacrifice, I must be …

Your Own Salvation

Philippians 2:12

… Oh I bethink you each one of you, there is but one hope, and that one hope lost, it is gone for ever. Defeated in one battle, a …

The Education of Sons of God

Hebrews 5:8

… Do not say, "I may hope that I shall escape from trial because, through Divine Grace, my character has been kept clean." Dear Friend, look well to your …

The King’s Highway Opened and Cleared

… Now, that is faith,—when with the eye shut as to all evidence of hope in ourselves, we take a leap in the dark right into the arms …

Rest As a Test

Jeremiah 6:16

… note what is the highest state of blessing to which the best Catholics hope to attain at death. When I was in Rome I stood in the church …

The Eternal Truth of God

Psalm 100:5

… They are true! Do not go with a promise on your lips and say, "Lord, I sometimes hope that this will be fulfilled." No, but say, "Lord, I …

Bitter Herbs

Exodus 12:8

… Cowper wisely wrote— "He has no hope who never hada fear And he that never doubted of his state, He may perhaps—perhaps he may—too late." I …

Feeding on the Bread of Life

John 6:47

… Hope needs to be reminded of the things to be expected in the future, so that it may continue to hope. And every Grace within a spiritual man …

A Song Among the Lilies

Solomon 2:16

… She does not whisper, ‘I hope I love the peerless one,’ but she sings, ‘My beloved.’ There is no doubt in her soul about her passion for the …

Faith's Firm Resolve

Psalm 71:16

… Now he rises from hope to a joyful confidence. The old man goes on talking there, as some would say, "to himself." But we know better—he was …

Shoes of Iron, and Strength Sufficient: A New Year's Promise

Deuteronomy 33:24-25

… Have you not the shoes to climb with? Wherefore tarry down below? I will not press this longer upon you, for I hope that your hearts aspire to …

The Death of Moses

Deuteronomy 34:5

… We will consider his decease in the hope that our fears may be removed and our desires may be excited. There is a Pisgah where we must yield …

The Mission of Affliction

2 Samuel 16:11

… And the fourth was his looking to the bright side and still having hope. I. First, then, ADMIRE DAVID AND THEN TRY TO COPY HIM IN THIS RESPECT …

Christ's Hospital

Psalm 147:3

… We might as well hope to be the Savior as to be the Comforter of the heartbroken! Efficiently and completely to save or to comfort must be a …

Psalm 13

Psalm 13

… The mercy-seat is the life of hope and the death of despair. The gloomy thought of God's having forsaken him is still upon the psalmist's …

The Unsearchable Riches Of christ

Ephesians 3:8

… That one promise stayed the soul of many a faithful one so that he died in hope, not having received the promise, but having seen it afar off …

The Man Greatly Beloved

Daniel 10:19

… Therefore, if none of us should be bold enough to hope that the expression of the text could be applied to us in any peculiar and eminent sense …

The Superlative Excellence Of The Holy Spirit

John 16:7

… This is the bright hope which cheers the Christian, the hope that the Savior shall descend to reign among His people gloriously. Suppose Him to appear suddenly on …

The Beginning of Months

Exodus 12:1

… It was a solemn feast, a meal of mingled hope and mystery. Do you remember, Brothers and Sisters, when first you fed upon Christ? When your hungry spirit …

A Discourse Upon True Blessedness Here and Hereafter

James 1:12

… But you may abstain from sin from a motive which will lend no virtue to your abstinence! Some abstain from sin from fear of men, or from hope …

Christ Crucified

1 Corinthians 2:2

… You did make Me hope when I was upon My mother's breasts. I was cast upon You from the womb: You are My God from My mother …

A Suitable Watchword

Psalm 12:1

… Most of us, I hope, are workers for Christ. And why should we ever go out to our work without the prayer, "Help, Lord"? And when we are …

The Blessing of Full Assurance

1 John 5:13

… You who do not know whether you are saved or not, I hope the Lord will keep you from denying the faith; but those who have a firm …

A Boundless Benediction

Genesis 49:25

… I cannot see what God means by this experience, but how can such a babe as I am ever hope to understand the Infinite? I was born only …

A Glorious Church

Ephesians 5:25-27

… He goes to the galleries of the great masters and though his timid pencil may not dare to hope that he shall strike out thoughts so clearly and …

Solemn Pleadings for Revival

Isaiah 41:1

… I am resolved I will." And you who have this world's goods, I hope you will say, "I know that this good work always needs money. By …

Christ's Poverty, Our Riches

2 Corinthians 8:9

… Then, courage, my Soul!— "The way may be rough, but it cannot be long, And I'll smooth it with hope, and cheer it with song." I remember …

Believers Sent by Christ, As Christ Is Sent By the Father

John 17:18

… It was a fact upon which they based their salvation! It was their hope, their joy, their theme of thought and subject of conversation. They declared it with …