Hope

The Great Cross-bearer and His Followers

Mark 15:20

… in casting out the Son of David, you did cast out your last hope—now are you bound over to desolation! He was led outside of the city …

Restraining Prayer

Job 15:4

… prayer! And then, when you come up to the House of God—I hope you do not come up to this Tabernacle without prayer— yet I fear we …

Something Done for Jesus

Matthew 26:10

… Some will not forgive at all—this is fatal to all hope of salvation. Others will forgive but not till after some considerable time of wrath—good delayed …

Grace Reviving Israel

Hosea 14:5-7

… Unless thou hast renounced the pottage, and taken Christ to be thine all and heaven thy portion, thou hast no well-founded hope, and thou hast no right …

Consecration to God—Illustrated by Abraham’s Circumcision

Genesis 17:1-2

… I will patiently hope, and quietly wait, to see the fulfilment of the Master’s promises.” Now, as with Abram, so with you, my brethren and sisters. When …

A Wonder Explained By Greater Wonders

Lamentations 3:57

… I hope many of us can say, "You drew near in the day that I called upon You." May the Holy Spirit refresh us while we call this …

Why the Heavenly Robes are White

Revelation 7:14

… The saints above enjoy a conscious nearness and fellowship with the Lord, such as we cannot hope to rival on this side of Jordan. He shall dwell among …

Shoes for Pilgrims and Warriors

Ephesians 6:15

… Are there not some of you who have to travel to eternity and yet have no shoes for the journey? How can the unconverted man hope to reach …

The Security Of Believers—Or, Sheep Who Shall Never Perish

John 10:27-30

… Will the Lord Christ lose what His Father gave Him? You know how people say, "Oh, I hope that, if a burglar takes anything from my house, he …

The Reception of Sinners

Luke 15:22

… And let us keep the feast as Jesus would have it kept, for I hope there is no one here of the elder brethren who will be angry …

Startling!

2 Kings 8:12

… Therefore I may venture to plunge and hope to swim where younger men have been carried away by the tide, and less stable ones have been drowned." All …

The Lily Among Thorns

Solomon 2:2

… We seek practical usefulness and personal consolation and proceed at once in the pursuit, in the hope that many are taking root among us, now, newly transplanted from …

His Name—The Counsellor

Isaiah 9:6

… the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, in the hope that thereby she should be as God? Was it not that evil counsel which …

The Faculty of Impromptu Speech

… the prayers?” It is of no use to rise before an assembly, and hope to be inspired upon subjects of which you know nothing: if you are so …

All At It

Acts 8:4

… Here, there, anywhere, everywhere he goes, where the hope of conversions tempts him. When a sportsman goes out after game, he does not know which way he will …

The Fullness of Jesus the Treasury of Saints

John 1:16

… If you know your own emptiness and Christ's fullness, I am sure you know, in a measure, the doctrine of Divine Grace and I hope you will …

The Deep-Seated Character of Sin

Jeremiah 17:1

… They live like brutes in this respect and alas, many of them die the same—without God, without hope—earth grubbers buried in the earth. Multitudes of men …

Joshua's Obedience

Joshua 1:7

… Dear Brothers and Sisters, when you turn the pages over, I hope you never feel as if you wish that any verse could be altered. I trust you …

Blessed Discipline

Psalm 94:12-15

… possess perish in the using and are such temporary joys that we cannot hope to fill our hearts with them. Do we not, also, learn by affliction our …

The Soul's Best Food

Isaiah 55:2

… They eat what would not nourish a mouse and then hope that they may be "strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might." And, then …

Away With Fear

Isaiah 41:10

… mercy cries! With faith I plunge me in this sea— Here is my hope, my joy, my rest! Hither, when Hell assails, I flee, 1 look into my …

Resistance to Salvation

Mark 5:7

… He did not wish that Christ should be assailed, nor did he have any hope that Christ might be caused to suffer any sort of defeat—he was …

Cleansing—a Covenant Blessing

Ezekiel 36:25

… Our only hope lies in this faithful Word of God, "I will sprinkle clean water on you and you shall be clean." The Lord begins to save His …

The Weakened Christ Strengthened

Luke 22:43

… And here is our only hope of escape from the perils of the way, as it was with poor Peter— 32-34. But I have prayed for you …

Perseverance in Holiness

Jeremiah 32:40

… The other covenant was of very short duration; but this is an "everlasting covenant." Despite modern thought, I hope I shall be allowed to believe that the word …

The Lord's Own View of His Church and People

Solomon 4:12

… As you have a good hope that He is altogether yours, be altogether His! Honor Him in your families and honor Him in the outside world! Serve the …

Our Compassionate High Priest

Hebrews 5:2

… they ought now to be, nor what they must be, nor what I hope they will be, even before I shall finish my discourse! "Turn, O backsliding children …

How To Converse With God

Job 13:22

… that bear the vessels of the Lord," and especially be you clean who hope to stand in His holy place and to behold His face, for that face …

The Rainbow

Genesis 9:16

… Can you say from your heart— "My hope is fixed on nothing less Than Jesus' blood and righteousness"? Then, my Soul, that Everlasting Covenant is yours and you …

Love Abounding, Love Complaining, Love Abiding

Isaiah 43:1-4

… You who come forth from God's own love, begotten unto a lively hope by the Father's Grace, you can not forget Him by whom you live …

A Searching Question

1 Samuel 30:13

… fear that I am not Christ's, but am without God and without hope." But O, Christian, what a solace it will yield you, at the last, to …

The Best Cloak

Isaiah 59:17

… He is to invest himself with faith and love, with patience and perseverance, with hope and joy—but zeal must be over all these. We are not to …

Encourage Your Minister!

Deuteronomy 1:38

… He who sows in hope shall reap in joy. He who trusts in the Lord and laughs at impossibilities, shall soon find that there are no impossibilities to …

The True Aim of Preaching

Acts 13:38

… I recollect and I hope you have not forgotten the story of the rich man. It is more than allegory, it is fact. You know that while he …

The Preservation of Christians in the World

John 17:15

… apostatize, he would be lost beyond all remedy and there would remain no hope for him—"but a certain fearful looking for judgment and fiery indignation." I charge …

Spiritual Sight and Eternal Life

John 14:19

… can ask to be washed—for you will be beyond the line of hope and beyond the reach of mercy. You will be in Hell. I am sure …

The Safeguards of Forgiveness

2 Samuel 12:13

… I hope that you catch yourself saying, "O my God, how is it that I can think of such a thing with any degree of tolerance?" You feel …

Good Cheer From Christ's Real Presence

Mark 6:45-52

… We need a real, living, personal Christ! A phantom Christ will not cheer us in a storm—it is rather the cause of fright than hope. But a …

The Soul's Food and Drink

John 6:55

… If He is "in you the hope of glory," then He is the food of your soul and you can, from your own experience, confirm His declaration, "My …

Fire! Fire! Fire!

Isaiah 43:2

… of everything that was vile and vicious, just as we have reason to hope that some of his brethren adhered to the most true God. From that day …