Hope

The Keynote of the Year

Psalm 103:1

… Every faculty within our nature is to praise God—our memory, our hope, our fear, our desire, our imagination—all our capacities and all our Graces. There is …

The Sacred Love-Token

Exodus 12:13

… Witness, you men and angels and devils, that Jesus' blood is our sole hope! He who thus believes is saved. Brother, go your way, and leap for joy …

Unconditional Surrender

James 4:7

… Does it hold out hope to thee? Grasp it. Does it command thee? Obey it Does it guide thee? Follow it. Does it cheer thee? Believe it. Submit …

New Tokens of Ancient Love

Jeremiah 31:3

… Those least likely and furthest off from hope shall be brought in by the Sovereign Grace of God. 8. Who are these that fly as a cloud and …

Invitation to a Conference

Isaiah 1:18

… I would not like, even for a few seconds, to have a dose of poison in my system, although I might hope that there would be time enough …

Jude's Doxology

… worst of all, impure as to our very nature! How, then, can we hope to ever stand there? Yet, dear Brothers and Sisters, our confidence is that we …

The Crown of Thorns

Matthew 27:29

… Oh, that they would cease this useless and malicious trade of weaving crowns of thorns for Him who is the world's only hope, whose religion is the …

Is Conversion Necessary?

2 Corinthians 5:17

… I hope I shall not weary you if I refer to a considerable number of Scriptures, but it is best to go to the Fountainhead at once. This …

The Necessity of Increased Faith

Luke 17:5

… we say who are but the interior soldiers—the feeblest saints? If ye hope to win the day, does it not well become us to pray, “Increase our …

Howling Changed To Singing

Psalm 13:1

… you cast down, O my Soul? And why are you disquieted in me? Hope you in God." That is the way to talk to yourself! But yet, as …

Who Is This?

Isaiah 62:11

… You see no hope of escape from the justice of God, or from the power of evil within your nature. Listen to the proclamation, as I dwell upon …

Slaying the Sacrifice

Leviticus 1:5

… me whole again? Nothing but the blood of Jesus! This is all my hope and peace— Nothing but the blood of Jesus! This is all my righteousness— Nothing …

The Dumb Singing

Isaiah 35:5

… In very many cases, those who now "rejoice in hope of the glory of God" were the very worst of men! There are multitudes who now bless God …

The Everlasting Counselor

Micah 4:9

… He casts his eye around, but there is no hope. Deluded by the mirage for a moment, he thinks there are green plains around him, but alas, the …

Opening the Mouth

Psalm 81:10

… They did not expect their enemies to be driven out, nor hope to be fed with the finest of the wheat. They thought their God was a commonplace …

The Believing Thief

Luke 23:42-43

… he grasped the one hope for himself. He did not keep his persuasion of our Lord's Messiahship in his mind as a dry, dead belief, but he …

Justification And Glory

Romans 8:30

… You may have doubts about whether you are justified—I hope you will not be easy under them—but will seek after an assured interest in Christ. My …

The Tenses

2 Corinthians 1:10

… It is an awful thing to be driven away from all hope of salvation and to be at your wits end. You were not all brought to Christ …

Who Should Be Baptized?

Acts 8:37

… If Christ is the unsupported pillar of your hope, the solitary stay and prop of your trust. If your faith really and truly says, "Nothing save Jesus do …

How "The Unspeakable" is Spoken of

Psalm 145:6

… I suppose not, I almost hope not, for such daily records are apt to grow stilted. People feel that they must put something down every day and, perhaps …

The Pity of the Lord—the Comfort of the Afflicted

James 5:11

… contentment, conformity to the will of God, a deep experience and a surer hope. Beloved, those of us who have done business upon great waters and have endured …

God's Will About the Future

James 4:13-17

… He has been planning what he will do when he succeeds, for, of course, he is going to succeed! Well, I hope that he may. He is going …

Love Pledging Fidelity

1 Samuel 18:3

… I meant that to be my funeral day to all except Himself and the day of my resurrection with Him! And I hope it was, and also hope …

Hindrances to Prayer

1 Peter 3:7

… Remember Your Word unto Your servant upon which You have caused me to hope." So the successful prayer is the desire of a holy heart, sanctioned by the …

The Stronghold

Nahum 1:7

… He "has begotten us, again, unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." He is our Father—surely He is good, is He …

Found By Jesus—And Finding Jesus

John 1:43-45

… Watts sing— "Laden with guilt and full of fears, I fly to You, my Lord, And not a glimpse of hope appears But in Your written Word! The …

The Determination of Christ to Suffer for His People

Mark 15:23

… Many men have attempted to have their lives cut short because they have so much misery and no more hope of being happy. They, therefore, have wished for …

Spiritual Convalescence

Zechariah 10:12

… I rejoice that so many whom I am now addressing are occupied in various forms of Christian activity—and I hope that each one of us who loves …

God Has Spoken!— Rejoice!

Psalm 108:7

… your head, and you shall bruise His heel." It was a message of hope to the world when God spoke that great promise concerning His Son. Since then …

Christ's Dying Word for His Church

John 19:30

… Truth of God!— "Lamb of God! Your death has given Pardon, peace, and hope of Heaven! 'It is finished,'let us raise Songs of thankfulness and praise!" And …

Moab Is My Washpot

Psalm 60:8

… Did not I hear you, the other night, laughing at the boaster for his folly? Let us hope, then, you will never set others laughing at yourself. You …

The Oil of Gladness

Psalm 45:7

… The very print of his foot has comfort in it, and the wounds in his hands are windows of hope. I have known some who have had to …

'I Have Enough'

Genesis 33:9

… Besides, I hope we shall never imagine that the highest faith is inconsistent with the greatest prudence, and that we shall never forget that there is such a …

How the Lambs Feed

Isaiah 5:17

… I hope we shall never, as a Church, exact from young converts the wisdom of age. I trust we shall never say, "There, you must go back. You …

"Glory Be Unto the Father"

Ephesians 1:3

… Now, therefore, fulfill this word unto Your servant, whereon You have caused me to hope." When Jacob rose up from his father's bedside, he knew that Isaac …

The Power of Christ's Presence

John 21:7

… There have been Prayer Meetings in which I hope all of us have felt bowed down and humbled like Peter was when the Master was in his boat …

Morning And Evening Songs

Psalm 92:2

… us to sing about in the morning! How shall I begin with the hope of going through this subject? It is an endless one. Loving kindness begins—ah …

Faith Purifying the Heart

Acts 15:9

… Having this hope in us, we have purified ourselves, "even as He is pure." O you who are Brothers and Sisters to perfect spirits—co-heirs with the …

Prayer—the Forerunner of Mercy

Ezekiel 36:37

… I do hope we may have another great wave of religion rolling in upon us. Shall I tell you what I conceive to be the moon that influences …

The Meek and Lowly One

Matthew 11:28-30

… though thou mayest be, take courage now; though it be like a forlorn hope to thee, yet go to him. Say, in the words of the hymn— “I …