I've reflected on some Bible verses that deal with "hope" and "yearning" in the Lord. I hope these verses will strengthen you as you take on the challenges stored in the New Year. God bless you as your journey on courageously!
Psalm 31:24
Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD.
Psalm 33:18 But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love...
Psalm 33:20 We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.
Psalm 42:11 Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
Psalm 62:5, 6 Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, and I will not be shaken.
Psalm 119:114 You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.
Psalm 130:5 I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope
Psalm 147:11 the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.
Proverbs 23:18 There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.
Ecclesiastes 9:4 Anyone who is among the living has hope —even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!
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.
Isaiah 49:23c
...those who hope in me will not be disappointed.”
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Lamentations 3:25 The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;
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 5:5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
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.
2 Corinthians 1:10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us,
1 Timothy 4:10 That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe.
1 Timothy 6:17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
1 Peter 3:15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,
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