Words of Hope
Wherever we look, humankind seems to be surrounded by suffering and difficulty. Whether in the news, in a conversation with a struggling friend, or in our own trials, we are continually reminded that this life is not an easy one.
It’s understandable when discouragement takes hold and drags us down—certainly a natural human response. But throughout the Scriptures we are encouraged to hold fast to one particular buoy: hope.
Here is a collection of passages to help us remember where our hope lies and what we are to hope for.
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“Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! For he is the one who gives me hope. He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be shaken. God delivers me and exalts me; God is my strong protector and my shelter. Trust in him at all times, you people! Pour out your hearts before him. God is our shelter. (Selah)”
(Psalm 62:5–8)2.
“Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe. For you are my high ridge and my stronghold. My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the hand of the cruel oppressor. For you are my hope; O Sovereign Lord, I have trusted in you since I was young.”
(Psalm 71:3–5)3.
“Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope. This is what comforts me in my trouble, for your promise revives me.”
(Psalm 119:49–50)4.
“I have a hope in God . . . that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous. This is the reason I do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and toward people.”
(Acts 24:15–16)5.
“Everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.”
(Romans 15:4)6.
“Love is patient, love is kind, it is not envious. Love does not brag, it is not puffed up. It is not rude, it is not self-serving, it is not easily angered or resentful. It is not glad about injustice, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”
(1 Corinthians 13:4–7)7.
“We must stay sober by putting on the breastplate of faith and love and as a helmet our hope for salvation. For God did not destine us for wrath but for gaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. He died for us so that whether we are alert or asleep we will come to life together with him.”
(1 Thessalonians 5:8b–10)8.
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people. It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, as we wait for the happy fulfillment of our hope in the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.”
(Titus 2:11–13)9.
“And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.”
(Hebrews 10:23)10.
“You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed—not by perishable things like silver or gold, but by precious blood like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Christ. He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was manifested in these last times for your sake. Through him you now trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.”
(1 Peter 1:18–21)