19 Bible Verses about Hope by Karen Whiting for CBN News
GNN Note – Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. ~ Hebrews 11:1 NKJB. Something America needs a lot more of today. / END
Reflect on what the Bible reveals about hope. These scriptures represent a sampling of the many facets of hope.
Source of Hope
- May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13, NIV
- My soul, wait in silence for God only, For my hope is from Him. Psalm 62:5, NASB
- And his [Jesus] name will be the hope of all the world. Matthew 12:21, NLT
Hope, the Expectation of Future Good
- For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11, NASB
Eternal Hope
- For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. Romans 8:24-25, ESV
- Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3, NIV
Reasons to Hope
- Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31, NIV
- This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil. Hebrews 6:19, NLT
