Hope

Open Heart For The Great Savior

John 1:12

… And I hope that one day I shall be able to understand your explanations." So, perhaps, you will say of me, that you understand the text very well …

Singing Saints

Psalm 30:4

… There is yet another matter to sing about in coming to this table, for this Communion reminds us of a hope revived. What said the Apostle Paul concerning …

A Honeycomb

Hebrews 12:3

… How can I hope for acceptance before God when I am defiled?" Now hearken, Soul. You are a sinner, but "consider Him." Ask yourself what is Jesus Christ …

The Lover of God's Law Filled With Peace

Psalm 119:165

… I hope we realize the character described in the first Psalm—"His delight is in the Law of the Lord. And in His Law does he meditate day …

The Open Fountain

Zechariah 13:1

… To thy cross I will cling, I will never let go my hope, for thou hast come to save sinners even such as I am, and on thee …

The Children and Their Hosannas

Matthew 21:15

… I hope that I shall not do wrong again. Pray for me that I may be kept right and may be pure and good, like the holy Child …

The Double "Come"

Revelation 22:17

… We are looking for the blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ. "Even so, come, Lord Jesus" is the desire …

A Program Never Carried Out

Luke 15:20

… I have put this Truth of God, I hope, very plainly. But to any poor soul who says, "I cannot pray," I would answer, "Suppose you cannot? That …

Man'S Thoughts And God'S Thoughts

Isaiah 55:8

… I desire to contrast your thoughts with God's thoughts in the hope that you may lay hold on God's thoughts by faith. And, then, by holding …

The Golden Key Of Prayer

Jeremiah 33:3

… Satan says to us, "Why should you pray? How can you hope to prevail? You say in vain, 'I will arise and go to my Father,' for you …

A Call to the Lord's Own Flock

Ezekiel 34:30

… They pass away in sure and certain hope of a blessed resurrection. Not long ago, one who preaches doctrines far different than mine, complained bitterly that he could …

The Sinner's Refuge

Numbers 35:11

… I have no Christ to trust to, no robe of righteousness to wear, no Heaven to hope for!" My Hearer, give me your hand! Never did father plead …

Hezekiah And The Ambassadors—Or, Vainglory Rebuked

2 Kings 20:12

… Dear Brothers and Sisters, I hope we may not need to be taught our own emptiness in the same way as Hezekiah learned it. I would willingly know …

"Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled"

John 14:1-4

… I have known many a poor sinner pluck up hope as he has observed the sins and struggles of those who were saved by Grace. And I have …

The Echo

Psalm 27:8

… of resolution in this matter. "Lord, Your face will I seek." Not "I hope I shall. I trust I may. I desire to. I sometimes think that one …

"Waters To Swim In"

… Are you ever cast down? I hope you are not, but if you are, as some of us are frequently bowed down into the very dust, what a …

The Joy of the Lord, the Strength of His People

Nehemiah 8:10

… Grief for sin is the porch of the House Beautiful, where the guests are full of “The joy of the Lord.” I hope, then, that the mourners, to …

The Sluggard's Reproof

Proverbs 20:4

… face of Christ and lay our crowns at His feet! Then look, labor, hope! An hour with your God will make up for all you may endure here …

Your Personal Salvation

1 Peter 1:9-12

… I have sometimes had intense sympathy with Moses—I hope I am not egotistical in comparing small things with great—when he cried, "Why have You afflicted Your …

"Herein Is Love"

1 John 4:10

… What joy lies sleeping here! Oh, that we could wake it up! What hope, too, for hopeless sinners because, "God loved us." If a man could know that …

Early Criticisms and Slanders

… We beseech all Christian people, who long for a revival in the midst of our churches, to pray for this young man, whom we do earnestly hope the …

The King Feasting in his Garden

Solomon 5:1

… So let us hope and be confident, for the Master will surely smile upon His "vineyard of red wine." The next word denotes cultivation. "I am come into …

Mercy's Master Motive

Isaiah 48:9-11

… Every man who is really brought to Christ is first stripped of all on which he placed reliance as a ground of hope, and made to see that …

Cheer Up, My Comrades!

2 Chronicles 35:2

… And yet, beloved, you who thought that you did nothing, and now perceive that you are really useful, will, I hope, perceive that there is still a wider …

Jonah's Object-lessons

Jonah 4:6-8

… When he was in the very depths of the sea—when he appeared to be cut off from all hope, he prayed as none but a man of …

Posture, Action, Gesture, Etc. (Second Lecture)

… Many wind-bags have collapsed in this room beneath your tender handling, never, I hope, to be puffed out to their former dimensions. There are some in the …

Hidden Manna

Jeremiah 15:16

… Few nowadays have studied the doctrines of grace so as to be able to give a reason for the hope that is in them. Too often converts are …

Inexcusable Irreverence and Ingratitude

Romans 1:20

… Blessed is the man that trusts in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that …

Lecture V: The Sciences As Sources Of Illustration.

… There are a great many brethren, who are not Jesuits, and who yet are not anxious to know the whole truth; but I hope that you and I …

Flesh And Spirit—A Riddle

Psalm 73:22-25

… I can but hope to do it in a very shallow measure, for I am but a youth, and am not worthy to instruct some of you who …

'Nevertheless at Your Word'

Luke 5:5

… What, then, isour hope? Why, that we shall never be permitted to do so—that the Grace of God will keep us so that, although we may fall …

Psalm 125

Psalm 125

… Thus doth the trusting worshipper of Jehovah enjoy a restfulness which is the mirror of tranquillity; and this not without cause, for his hope is sure, and of …

God's Law in Man's Heart

Hebrews 8:10

… Nor can we, now that we are fallen, ever hope to be better than our unfallen covenant-head, Adam. Nor may we, who are already lost and condemned …

A Description of Young Men in Christ

1 John 2:13

… These must, for years to come, be our active spirits—they are our strength and our hope. The fathers must soon go off the stage—their maturity in …

A Cure For Unsavory Meats—or, Salt for the White of an Egg

Job 6:6

… But where do you hear it now?" So I said to him, "I hope that we can hear it in a great many places." He said, "I do …

Sin's True Character

Romans 7:13

… for Ihadnot known lust, except the Law had said, You shall not covet.There are some who hope to overcome their evil propensities by the Law of God …

Refined, But Not With Silver

Isaiah 48:10

… When that fine righteousness of ours turned out to be a spider's cobweb; when that hope on which we had built so fondly began to rock and …

Little Faith and Great Faith

Matthew 14:31

… Feeble-Mind, and Mistress Much-Afraid, and Miss Despondency and the whole tribe of the little ones to take heart of hope this morning and observe that they …

Am I My Brother's Keeper?

Genesis 4:9

… And again, no one can positively secure the salvation of another, no, he cannot even have a hope of the salvation of his friend, so long as the …

The Immovability of the Believer

Psalm 125:1

… His heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord." Such men are the pillars of society and help poor trembling, doubting hearts to hope that there is yet something …