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Beloved, when we look at the world around us today, it doesnโt seem like there are a lot of reasons to have hope. But when we look to Godโs Word, we have plenty of reasons to live each day full of hope.
The question is: Why then should we have hope?
Believers in Jesus Christ have hope because of Godโs love, promises and faithfulness.
The Bible is filled with many great promises from God and truths to encourage us each day.
Some of them are listed below.
You can also add your own favorite passages.
Write them down on an index card, print them off,
Memorize them, or take a screen shot and keep them on your phone as a constant reminder of Godโs love for you and the hope you have in Christ.
๐๐จ๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐
Psalms 119:114 NLT declaresโฆ
โYou, God, are my refuge and my shield; your word is my source of hope.โ
๐๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐
๐๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ โ ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ.
Jeremiah 31:3 tells usโฆ
โI have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.โ
๐๐จ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ฌ.
Psalm 145:8โ9 tells usโฆ
โThe Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.โ
๐๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ. ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ค๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ.
Isaiah 41:10 encourages usโฆ
โSo do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.โ
๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ.
Psalm 139:13โ14 tells usโฆ
โFor you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my motherโs womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.โ
๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐.
1 John 3:1declaresโฆ
โSee what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!โ
๐๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ.
Isaiah 53:3 AMP tells usโฆ
โHe was despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and pain and acquainted with grief;
And like One from whom men hide their faces He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or esteem Him.โ
๐๐จ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ.
Jeremiah 29:11 encourages usโฆ
โโFor I know the plans I have for you,โ declares the Lord, โplans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.โโ
๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
Psalms 103:1, 4 AMP
โBless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul, And all that is [deep] within me, bless His holy name.
Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you [lavishly] with lovingkindness and tender mercy;โ
๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ.
Psalm 86:5 NLT declaresโฆ
โO Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.โ
๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ.
Ephesians 1:4โ5 NLT tells usโฆ
โEven before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.
God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ.
This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.โ
๐๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ.
2 Corinthians 1:3โ4 tell usโฆ
โThe Father of compassion and the God of all comfort who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.โ
God listens to our prayers and can help us.
Hebrews 4:16 encourages usโฆ
โLet us then approach Godโs throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.โ
When we take all these passages and truths together (and many more could be listed), Godโs Word reveals over and over again that we matter to God.
He loves us and cares about us deeply.
So whenever we are tired, when we are weary and tempted to give up โฆ
We must look to the Lord and His Word to find strength and hope.
Isaiah 40:30โ31 tells usโฆ
โEven youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;
but 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.โ
(Ref: Hope for the heart)
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Most merciful God, thank You for Your unending love toward us. Glory to Your Holy name.
Lord Jesus, thank you for being our ultimate Hope.
Holy Spirit of the living God, You are an Amazing companion in our journey of life.
Lord, help us to put ALL our hopes in You and You alone.
I love You, Jesus Christ. Thank You for considering us worthy for You to die on the cross to save us.
Glory and adoration to Your holy name, Lord!
In the powerful name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen 
Have a blessed day 
