HOPE
As we begin this season of Advent, we start with God’s promise of Hope!
Despite all of the destruction and killing internationally, we have hope. Jesus came to this world to change us peacefully, individually. By sharing our hopes and fears with God, He promises He will listen to us and grant us our wishes according to His plan!
Hope in Jesus Christ is the belief that Jesus is the source of hope for the world and that he will return to gather his followers.
Why is Jesus considered a source of hope?
Resurrection: Jesus' resurrection from the dead gives people hope that they will also be resurrected and have eternal life. ®
Redemption: Jesus' sacrifice on the cross gives people hope that their sins can be forgiven and redeemed. ®
Renewal: Jesus' life and teachings give people hope that the world can be renewed. &
How can people find hope in Jesus?
Practice gratitude
Expressing gratitude for the good things in life can help people focus on what is important and grow their hope in Jesus. &
Study the Bible
Reading the Bible can help people remember the blessings they have received from Jesus and the blessings that are yet to come. ®
Have faith
Putting faith in Jesus and his promises can help people find hope in the midst of trials.
Thessalonians 4:13-18
Believers Who Have Died
13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.
14 For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.
15 According to the Lord's word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.
16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.
18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.
Top Bible Verses about Hope
Isaiah 40:31 - 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.
Micah 7:7 - But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
Romans 5:3-4 - Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.
Romans 15:13 - 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.
1 Corinthians 13:13 - And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Jeremiah 29:11 ~ For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Romans 15:13 ~ May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Romans 12:12 ~ Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
Hebrews 11:1 ~ Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Isaiah 40:31 ~ But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Romans 8:24-25 ~ 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.
1 Peter 1:3 ~ 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.
When you need encouragement and refreshment for your soul, turn to these Scriptures from the Old and New Testaments that offer hope and encouragement. Everyone needs to be reminded occasionally of the hope that God, Jesus, and the Bible offer us in our daily lives.
A Prayer for Hope: Lord, I maintain my hope in You, and I hold onto the assurance that what I am praying for is already accomplished in the name of Jesus. Your Word promises, “no good thing does He withhold from those that walk uprightly” (Psalm 84:11). I wait upon You for Your definition of the “good thing.” You will not withhold from me. As David prayed in Psalm 18:1: “I love you, Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”
