Hope

Psalm 72

Psalm 72

… The most difficult place, the steepest mountain, the spot where there is the least hope of producing fruit, is to be the first place of attack; and the …

A Memorable Interview

John 20:27

… seize upon us now if we could really grip the thought—and I hope we shall! "Jesus has loved, and lived, and died for me—and now He …

Goodness Going Before

Psalm 21:3

… have access with boldness unto this Grace whereby we stand and rejoice in hope of the Glory to be revealed. Truly, "His ways are not as our ways …

Joseph Attacked by the Archers

Genesis 49:23

… And, my brethren, do you hope, if you are the Lord’s Josephs, that you shall escape envy? I tell you, nay; that green-eyed monster, envy, lives …

A Vision of the Latter-Day Glories

Isaiah 2:2

… and grow, till she overtops the highest mountains, But mark you, the great hope of the church, although it is reckoned madness by some to say it, is …

The Tabernacle of the Most High

Ephesians 2:22

… Ye have rooms in your houses, I hope, and closets there more sacred in truth than any gorgeous cathedral that ever lifted its spire to heaven. Where we …

Speaking on God's Behalf

Job 36:2

… Should you feel, dear Friends, that you ought to speak on God's behalf—and I hope you do feel it—whether Brothers in public ministry, or Sisters …

The Tabernacle Opened

… means of commencing two new churches within the last eighteen months, and I hope to start some more. I wish we could, as a body, open fresh places …

Brief, Silent Prayer

Nehemiah 2:4

… are praying at all! Therefore do I commend such prayers to you and hope that you may abound in them. There have been hypocrites that have prayed by …

The Angelic Life

Matthew 22:30

… Not content with this, let it be ours to be the means of setting free those who are the prisoners of hope—God's prisoners. The angel came …

Justice Satisfied

Romans 3:26

… This is my only hope, my shelter, and my shield. It cannot be, that God can smite me now. Justice itself prevents, for when Justice once is satisfied …

Christ Before Annas

John 18:12

… All hope ofjustice was gone when the Holy One and the Just was delivered into those cruel and unrighteous hands! He was as determined as he was cold …

The Bed and Its Covering

Isaiah 28:20

… And here we may say of all the sinner’s hope, that it is a bed shorter than that he can stretch himself upon it, Sinner, thou that …

Expiation

Isaiah 53:10

… such a sinner, “I feel that if God should smite me now, without hope or offer of mercy, to the lowest hell, I should only have what I …

Sins of Omission

Jeremiah 11:8

… hopeless world in desperate sorrow, saying one to the other, "There is no hope! Salvation is unfinished, and consequently unavailable! The Savior omitted one necessary item and none …

Notable Lectures and Addresses, 1857-1878

… Many are being converted; I hope that few of us are labouring unsuccessfully; but we are none of us labouring as our hearts could desire. Oh, that I …

Jerusalem the Guilty

Luke 13:33

… And there are several other things to which they likewise object, but I hope we shall always accept the testimony of God's Word without distorting it, whether …

The Sequel to Divine Sovereignty

Psalm 99:1

… doom! If God were to deal with you according to your deserts, what hope would there be for you? Yet He bids you repent and He speaks to …

Christ a Sanctuary

Isaiah 8:14

… Then be sure that your peril is fearful and your doom is imminent! Out of Christ there is no hope! He that believes not on Him is condemned …

The “Down-grade” Controversy, from Mr. Spurgeon’s Standpoint

… plainly, to the sorrow of the faithful ones who shielded them in patient hope of better things. " I have followed out our Lord's mind as to private …

Consulting With Jesus

1 Kings 10:1-3

… young man say, "I would like to see a little life." Yes, I hope you will, and a great deal of life, too, but there is no life …

Safe Shelter

Psalm 91:4

… again, this text may be very blessedly applied to our souls and I hope it will be, in times of expected trials. I do not know that it …

Voices from the Excellent Glory

Matthew 3:16

… This Man is pointed out as the Hope of the world! The Gospel is never preached except where the Person of Jesus Christ is exhibited to men. "I …

Loving Advice for Anxious Seekers

James 1:5

… Probably, nothing makes a man seem so much like a maniac as the loss of hope. When the mariner feels that the vessel is sinking, that the proud …

The Majestic Voice

Psalm 29:4

… apart from the Saviour; discover to you the fallacy of all your legal hope, and of all your experiences, if they are not experiences allied to Christ! I …

Heavenly Worship

Revelation 14:1-3

… I send you away with this simple question, “Shall you be there to see the conqueror crowned?” Have you “a good hope through grace” that you shall? If …

Forward! Forward! Forward!

Exodus 14:15

… I believe the note of the charge that morning, was, "Forward!" Hope was kindled in the breasts of many. The few there who were faithful to the cause …

Good Talk

1 Chronicles 16:9

… hide not Your face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into a pit "Lest I swoon away—lest I die—lest my hope …

Our Champion

Judges 16:3

… A sinner under a sense of sin has a keen eye for the mercy of God, for he knows that there is his only hope and, therefore, he …

God Comforting His People

Isaiah 49:13

… If you do not yet know what joy and satisfaction are to be found in helping the fatherless and the widow, I hope you will all soon have …

A Mighty Saviour

Isaiah 63:1

… If thou dost know and feel thyself to be a sinner, if thou hast no hope or refuge before God but in Christ, then be it known that …

The Novelties of Divine Mercy

Lamentations 3:22

… Even though the whole world should go to wreck and ruin, yet He would still bear up the pillars of His people's hope. When His saints cannot …

The Amen

Revelation 3:14

… We have accepted His teachings, I hope, in that same spirit. I do not open the evangelists to find Christ's words to cavil over them. I do …

Psalm 135

Psalm 135

… In Ps 115:1-18 the exhortation given is to trust or hope in the Lord; here, to bless him. The Levites are mentioned in addition to the …

Christ's Glory Turned to Shame

Psalm 4:2

… To Him be Glory and dominion forever and ever." But why not begin to honor Him here? I hope many of us are doing so already, but let …

Heavenly Rest

Hebrews 4:9

… I hope in a little time to cease from every-day labors for a season, but then the head will think, and the mind may be looking forward …

Things Present

1 Corinthians 3:22

… I hope, too, that the most of my Brethren can feel that their temporal possessions are theirs because they have conscientiously consecrated the due portion which belongs to …

Our Lord's Posture in Ascension

Luke 24:50-53

… May I hope that I am among the them, for on those disciples the blessing came that it might come on the whole Church of Christ of which …

The Security of the Church

Psalm 125:2

… a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us.” No, an oath-breaking God, a promise-despising Jehovah, were an …

Penitence, Pardon and Peace

Luke 7:37-38

… She must anoint those blessed feet herself Now, dear Friends, you who hope that you have been forgiven, are you doing anything for Jesus? Are you, on your …