Quotes about Hope

Christians are to be "the light of the world" [Matthew 5:14], illuminating the darkness caused by sin and giving guidance to a world that has lost its way.

What a thrilling future for those of us who know that some day we will populate the kingdom of God.

Your future does not hinge on the world situation, however grim it might become. It depends on what happened 2,000 years ago at the cross and your acceptance or rejection of the Prince of Peace.

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Without the clouds we wouldn't be shielded from the burning sun. Without the clouds there would be no lavish sunsets, no beneficial rain, no beautiful landscapes. The same is true with life's clouds. When hard times come we easily get discouraged. But behind the clouds God is still present, and can even use them to water our souls with unexpected blessings. Longfellow once wrote: "Be still, sad heart, and cease repining; behind the clouds is the sun still shining.

Because of what Jesus Christ did for us through His cross and resurrection, we know that we have hope for the future.

Someday you will read or hear that Billy Graham is dead. Don't you believe a word of it! I shall be more alive than I am now. I will just have changed my address. I will have gone into the presence of God.

Never forget that the resurrection of Christ is in many ways the central event of all history.

I know where I've come from. I know why I'm here. I know where I'm going—and I have peace in my heart. His peace floods my heart and overwhelms my soul!

A Christian funeral should be a coronation ceremony, a statement to the world about eternal life.

At the return of Christ the resurrection of believers will take place. It will take the unbelieving world by surprise.

The resurrection is our great hope.