Quotes about Hope

The Bible is the story of a love drama that looked as if it would end in tragedy—but then Jesus came.

Our motivation to stand firm in faith, even when we are going through things that we don't understand, is found in one thing: God's declaration of his intention toward us.

The biblical model of waiting is not simply about what you will get at the end of your wait, but about who you will become as you wait.

There is no defeat in the cross. Only triumph is to be found there.

suffering is not an unusual, surprising experience; it's the experience of everyone who lives in this dramatically broken world.

So we have only one place of hope, one solid rock on which to stand, and that rock is Christ Jesus. Only when we admit that we have awe-fickle hearts will we begin to reach out for and cling to the forgiving, transforming, rescuing, and delivering grace of Jesus.

And as you begin to remember that God's mercy is your only hope and you meditate on the grandeur of the mercy that has been showered on you, you begin to want to help others experience that same mercy. You see, to the degree that you forget the mercy you've been given, it is easier for you to not give mercy to others. I daily need God's work of mercy in order to do his work of mercy.

in the middle of the travail we all face one way or another, God is up to something good.

Prayer is handing God a blank sheet that you have already signed and trusting him to fill it out as he sees fit.

in a world where everything is in some state of decay, God's mercies never grow old. They never run out. They never are ill timed. They never dry up. They never grow weak. They never get weary. They never fail to meet the need. They never disappoint. They never, ever fail, because they really are new every morning.

Prayer finds its hope not in the qualifications of the one praying, but in the character and plan of the God who is hearing.

Today you'll face things bigger than you, but you needn't be afraid because none is bigger than the One who rules them all for your sake.