Hope comes from believing the promises of God. The new covenant is a better covenant because it is based on better promises (Hebrews 8:6). Those better promises inspire hope and faith that enable us to experience the goodness of God.
Nothing is too hard for the Lord .
Genesis 18:14
Is any thing too hard for the Lord At the time appointed I will return unto thee according to the time of life and Sarah shall have a son.
God promises that in His presence there is fullness of joy.
Psalms 16:11
Thou wilt shew me the path of life in thy presence is fulness of joy at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
The passage promises that Joy (the Joy of the Lord) is coming despite the sorrow we may experience for a short time.
Psalms 30:5
For his anger endureth but a moment in his favour is life weeping may endure for a night but joy cometh in the morning.
Instruction and Counseling.
Psalms 32:8
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go I will guide thee with mine eye
There will be many troubles but the Lord delivers from all
Psalms 34:19
Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
You shall not be afraid
Psalms 91:5-6
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night nor for the arrow that flieth by day Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
Though I go thru many troubles, the Lord will revive me and protect me from the wrath of my enemies.
Psalms 138:7
Though I walk in the midst of trouble thou wilt revive me thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies and thy right hand shall save me.
The name of the LORD. This expression, found only here in Proverbs, stands for the manifest perfections of God such as faithfulness, power, mercy, and wisdom, on which the righteous rely for security.
Proverbs 18:10
The name of the Lord is a strong tower the righteous runneth into it and is safe.
The Lord will give us strength in time of need.
Isaiah 40:29
He giveth power to the faint and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
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
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength they shall mount up with wings as eagles they shall run and not be weary and they shall walk and not faint.
Fear Not
Isaiah 43:1
But now thus saith the Lord that created thee O Jacob and he that formed thee O Israel Fear not for I have redeemed thee I have called thee by thy name thou art mine.
I will be with you
Isaiah 43:2
When thou passest through the waters I will be with thee and through the rivers they shall not overflow thee when thou walkest through the fire thou shalt not be burned neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
I can do anything! I will make a way.
Isaiah 43:19
Behold I will do a new thing now it shall spring forth shall ye not know it I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
God promises us that his love for us will not be shaken.
Isaiah 54:10
For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed but my kindness shall not depart from thee neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
The Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your soul.
Isaiah 58:11
And the Lord shall guide thee continually and satisfy thy soul in drought and make fat thy bones and thou shalt be like a watered garden and like a spring of water whose waters fail not.
This assured God’s intentions to bring about blessing in Israel’s future.
Jeremiah 29:11-13
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you saith the Lord thoughts of peace and not of evil to give you an expected end Then shall ye call upon me and ye shall go and pray unto me and I will hearken unto you And ye shall seek me and find me when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Moreover my flesh also will rest in hope.
Acts 2:26-27
Therefore did my heart rejoice and my tongue was glad moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Salvation brings peace with God.
Romans 5:1-5
Therefore being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so but we glory in tribulations also knowing that tribulation worketh patience And patience experience and experience hope And hope maketh not ashamed because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
All things work together for good.
Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Nobody can separate us from God's love.
Romans 8:35-37
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ shall tribulation or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword As it is written For thy sake we are killed all the day long we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
Nothing can separate us from the love of God.
Romans 8:38-39
For I am persuaded that neither death nor life nor angels nor principalities nor powers nor things present nor things to come Nor height nor depth nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing that you may abound in hope.
Romans 15:13
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing that ye may abound in hope through the power of the Holy Ghost.
This is one of many benedictions Paul has given in his letters. In it, he invoked God’s power based on His love and grace, as the true source of encouragement and strength,
2nd Thessalonians 2:16-17
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God even our Father which hath loved us and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace Comfort your hearts and stablish you in every good word and work.
Believers are saved in hope and live and serve in light of that hope of eternal life,
1st Timothy 4:9-10
This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation. For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach because we trust in the living God who is the Saviour of all men specially of those that believe.
We wait for the blessed hope--the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness.
Titus 2:13-14
Looking for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ Who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify unto himself a peculiar people zealous of good works.
Humble yourselves before the Lord and He will lift you up
James 4:10
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord and he shall lift you up.
A Heavenly Inheritance, In God's great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade .
1st Peter 1:3-4
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that fadeth not away reserved in heaven for you.
Living Before God Our Father
1st Peter 1:13-14
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind be sober and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ As obedient children not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance.
The final age to come focuses not on a platonic ideal heaven or distant paradise but on the reality of a new earth and heaven.
Revelation 21:1-4
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city new Jerusalem coming down from God out of heaven prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying Behold the tabernacle of God is with men and he will dwell with them and they shall be his people and God himself shall be with them and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed away.
Our future in heaven.
Revelation 22:3-5
And there shall be no more curse but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it and his servants shall serve him And they shall see his face and his name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there and they need no candle neither light of the sun for the Lord God giveth them light and they shall reign for ever and ever.
No matter how many promises are made, they are yes and amen in Christ. Keep in mind that Christ has fulfilled the Law for righteousness and you are in him. His faithfulness qualifies you for any and all promises, not your ability to keep the Law or remain faithful. Now it's up to you to believe in your heart that you are in Him and He is your righteousness. Remember that you are a joint-heir with Jesus as you read thru these Old Testament promises.
These promises are all from God. Some are for a specific time, some for specific purpose, some for specific people and others are for everyone. So, as you read these, invite the Holy Spirit to show you how these promises reveal His character, purpose, plan and hope for your life and all those who are in Christ.
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