Quotes about Hope

Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God's. 2 Chronicles 20:15

To live, is to have Christ...

A better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God. Hebrews 7:19

You alone are my rock and my salvation; You are my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on You; You are my mighty rock, my refuge. (Ps. 62:6—7)

Between every unfaithful generation and every faithful generation is one person who is determined to change. And you could be that link. So could I.

He is always able to save those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them. Hebrews 7:25

The Lord God has given Me the tongue of those who are instructed to know how to sustain the weary with a word. Isaiah 50:4

Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, remove every obstacle from My people's way. Isaiah 57:14

One of the most mysterious aspects about God communicated in Scripture is that His knowledge about what would transpire didn't necessarily preclude His heightened hopes of something different. He didn't always spare Himself the shock of something appalling, even though He saw it coming. Even a predestined conclusion didn't spare God the emotion of the result. Perhaps most significantly, knowing why didn't keep God from asking why (Isaiah 5:4 and Mark 15:34).

We finally learn that under God's umbrella, we are free to sing in the rain. Outside God's umbrella, we nearly drown in the flood.

I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in Me, even if he dies, will live. John 11:25

Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. Because I have sinned against him, I will bear the LORD's wrath, until he pleads my case and establishes my right. He will bring me out into the light; I will see his righteousness. (Mic. 7:8—9)