Posts Tagged ‘ Hope ’
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
John 8:12, ESV
In this life of darkness and fear, we can be comforted by believing in the Light of the world who has overcome the darkness.
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Galatians 6:2, ESV
Christ has given us His Holy Spirit to comfort us and help us, and He gave us His Body, the Church, to support us and share all things, whether material, emotional, or spiritual.
Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy!
Psalm 126:5, ESV
In Christ we find all our healing, comfort, forgiveness, and joy.
And hope.
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
Romans 12:12, ESV
As our Lord prayed, so should we.
As our Lord showed patience under ridicule and pain, so should we.
Since our Lord is risen, we hope in His return.
the Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.
Jeremiah 31:3, ESV
God has appeared to the True Israel, now from a distance of time, and demonstrated His love and faithfulness by bearing our punishment and shame. And He is with us always until His return.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.
Isaiah 43:2, ESV
God is telling us that because He loves us and died for our forgiveness, we are unharmed by His wrath and can enter His eternal city.
(Read Revelation!)
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.
Proverbs 12:25, ESV
Our world is full of worries and concerns, but Christ died and rose to life again to give us hope that there is something more beyond the pain and worries.
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Hebrews 13:5, ESV
Do we show this world we want the creature comforts of this life or that we have a hope of eternity with the Lover of our souls?
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,”
Matthew 6:19, ESV
Why would the lost of the world want to come to God if now is the best life can be because of health, wealth, and nice things? Rather, they should see that this world has no true hold on us, but that we have not in all circumstances and desire a new world with God.
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1, ESV
We do not “merely believe” something. We show others that we do not follow a blind faith. We have an assurance of our hope as revealed in the Gospel and a peace given through the Word and the Holy Spirit.
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