Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him, for the help of His presence. {Psalm 42:5} (NASB)
Why are you discouraged, my soul? Why are you so restless? Put your hope in God, because I will still praise Him. He is my savior and my God. {Psalm 42:5} (GW)
Why am I so sad? Why am I so troubled? I will put my hope in God, and once again I will praise Him, my savior, and my God. {Psalm 42:5} (TEV)
It can be really hard to hope in God at times! We live in an evil, uncertain and hard world. Who doesn’t face personal uncertainty? So, how do we not struggle with fear of the future? How can we find hope in God - the God of hope? Our enemy wants to rob us of hope, however, God assures us in His word that we have a bright future. God gives us incredible promises to give us hope for the future, both in this life and the life to come.
Here are several:
1) We hope in God because He has good plans for us.- We hope in God because He has good plans for us
- We hope in God because He will fulfill His purpose for us
- We hope in God because He will complete what He started
- We hope in God because He will establish our plans.
- We hope in God because He will lead us
- We hope in God because our path grows brighter each day
- We hope in God because we are His workmanship
- We hope in God because all things work together for good
Let's keep hoping in God!
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. {Jeremiah 29:11}
God has specific wonderful plans for each of His children. He has a plan for us and it is a plan for good. Plans for our good. Plans for our joy. Plans to give us a future and hope. And no one can thwart those plans. We don’t know how or when God will work out His plans for us, however, we know He will. And His timing will be perfect. We can hope in God because He has promised us that we will see His goodness in the future. We hope in God because, unlike our plans, His good plans can’t be stopped or thwarted.
2) We hope in God because we will see His goodness.
I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living! Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!
{Psalm 27:13-14}
God promises believers that will see His goodness in this life. We certainly will experience His goodness in heaven, however, we'll see it in this life as well. We will see God answer prayers and meet needs. We will experience His joy. We will see Him work in our families. Don’t give up! Keep hoping and waiting for the Lord’s perfect timing. Be strong and take courage. Our hope won’t be disappointed. We do have hope for the future! We can hope in God because He has promised that we will see His goodness in the land of the living, and that’s a promise He will fulfill!
I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living! Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!
{Psalm 27:13-14}
God promises believers that will see His goodness in this life. We certainly will experience His goodness in heaven, however, we'll see it in this life as well. We will see God answer prayers and meet needs. We will experience His joy. We will see Him work in our families. Don’t give up! Keep hoping and waiting for the Lord’s perfect timing. Be strong and take courage. Our hope won’t be disappointed. We do have hope for the future! We can hope in God because He has promised that we will see His goodness in the land of the living, and that’s a promise He will fulfill!
3) We hope in God because of His abundant goodness.
Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the children of mankind! {Psalm 31:19}
God doesn’t have just a few sparse blessings, but abundant goodness stored up for us, and He waits for His perfect timing to shower it on us. We cannot even begin to imagine all the blessings God has in store for us. If we have taken refuge in God, then we can be absolutely sure that God will pour out His abundant goodness upon us. We might not see it at the moment, but it will indeed come.
We hope in God because He has promised to pour out His abundant, rich blessings upon us.
Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the children of mankind! {Psalm 31:19}
God doesn’t have just a few sparse blessings, but abundant goodness stored up for us, and He waits for His perfect timing to shower it on us. We cannot even begin to imagine all the blessings God has in store for us. If we have taken refuge in God, then we can be absolutely sure that God will pour out His abundant goodness upon us. We might not see it at the moment, but it will indeed come.
We hope in God because He has promised to pour out His abundant, rich blessings upon us.
4) We hope in God because He will fulfill His purpose for us.
The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands. {Psalm 138:8}
Have you ever wondered what your purpose in life is? Sometimes, we wonder if we're missing God’s will for our lives. However, God promises that He has a purpose for our lives and He will fulfill it! This gives us great hope! He absolutely will fulfill His purpose for us.
5) We hope in God because He will complete what He started.
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. {Philippians 1:6}
God finishes what He starts. When God saved us, He began an incredibly good work in us – to transform us into the likeness of Christ. Everything we go through, good and bad, is controlled by His sovereign hand to conform you to Christ. He won’t fail. There won’t be any “unfinished” believer in heaven. God works in our lives every day and at “the day of Jesus Christ” we will be like Him. We have every reason to hope in God. If God has started a good, powerful work in you, then he certainly will bring it to completion.
6) We hope in God because He will establish our plans.
Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established. {Proverbs 16:3}
Maybe you don’t know where you’re going in life. But if you seek the Lord, you have a sure hope He will establish your plans as He has promised. Let’s be honest: there are many times when we can’t bring our own plans to pass. However, God isn’t like that. If we commit our work to the Lord, He will establish our plans. He will cause our plans to align with His plans, and then He will bring those plans to pass. We can hope in God because He is the one who will bring our plans to pass.
7) We hope in God because He will lead us.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. {Psalm 32:8}
God Himself, the One who controls all things, the God of infinite wisdom, will personally counsel us with His eye upon us. Wow, who could hope for more than that! Let's ask God to instruct us and teach us and show us how to live a life that pleases Him, and He will. He will lead us in the way we should go. He will instruct - teach, guide, and counsel us. Even though the way forward may seem unclear at the moment, God will be the one who leads us. We can hope in God because He is faithful and will lead us and instruct us.
The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands. {Psalm 138:8}
Have you ever wondered what your purpose in life is? Sometimes, we wonder if we're missing God’s will for our lives. However, God promises that He has a purpose for our lives and He will fulfill it! This gives us great hope! He absolutely will fulfill His purpose for us.
5) We hope in God because He will complete what He started.
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. {Philippians 1:6}
God finishes what He starts. When God saved us, He began an incredibly good work in us – to transform us into the likeness of Christ. Everything we go through, good and bad, is controlled by His sovereign hand to conform you to Christ. He won’t fail. There won’t be any “unfinished” believer in heaven. God works in our lives every day and at “the day of Jesus Christ” we will be like Him. We have every reason to hope in God. If God has started a good, powerful work in you, then he certainly will bring it to completion.
6) We hope in God because He will establish our plans.
Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established. {Proverbs 16:3}
Maybe you don’t know where you’re going in life. But if you seek the Lord, you have a sure hope He will establish your plans as He has promised. Let’s be honest: there are many times when we can’t bring our own plans to pass. However, God isn’t like that. If we commit our work to the Lord, He will establish our plans. He will cause our plans to align with His plans, and then He will bring those plans to pass. We can hope in God because He is the one who will bring our plans to pass.
7) We hope in God because He will lead us.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. {Psalm 32:8}
God Himself, the One who controls all things, the God of infinite wisdom, will personally counsel us with His eye upon us. Wow, who could hope for more than that! Let's ask God to instruct us and teach us and show us how to live a life that pleases Him, and He will. He will lead us in the way we should go. He will instruct - teach, guide, and counsel us. Even though the way forward may seem unclear at the moment, God will be the one who leads us. We can hope in God because He is faithful and will lead us and instruct us.
8) We hope in God because our path grows brighter each day.
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. {Proverbs 4:18}
Maybe the path is dark right now, however, if we keep seeking the Lord, He will make our path brighter and brighter. As we seek to follow Jesus He’ll light our path. If we believe in Jesus, our future is bright. Our path will shine brighter and brighter until the full day when He - Jesus returns. We can hope in God because He has promised a bright future for us.
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day. {Proverbs 4:18}
Maybe the path is dark right now, however, if we keep seeking the Lord, He will make our path brighter and brighter. As we seek to follow Jesus He’ll light our path. If we believe in Jesus, our future is bright. Our path will shine brighter and brighter until the full day when He - Jesus returns. We can hope in God because He has promised a bright future for us.
10) We hope in God because we are His workmanship.
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. {Ephesians 2:10}
Whenever we're tempted to think we might miss God’s will for our lives, this verse reminds us He created good works for us to walk in before He created the universe. He desires that we walk in these good works even more than we do. He has prepared them already and He will make sure we don’t miss them.
Do you believe that God has prepared good works for you to walk in? He most certainly has, and he will guide you into those good works. You are his workmanship, and every day he is making you more and more like Jesus Christ. Nothing can stop him from completing that work. We can hope in God because we are His workmanship.
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. {Ephesians 2:10}
Whenever we're tempted to think we might miss God’s will for our lives, this verse reminds us He created good works for us to walk in before He created the universe. He desires that we walk in these good works even more than we do. He has prepared them already and He will make sure we don’t miss them.
Do you believe that God has prepared good works for you to walk in? He most certainly has, and he will guide you into those good works. You are his workmanship, and every day he is making you more and more like Jesus Christ. Nothing can stop him from completing that work. We can hope in God because we are His workmanship.
11) We hope in God because all things work together for good.
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose. {Romans 8:28}
Every believer suffers various kinds of temptations, tests, and trials. Life’s not easy. However, God works even the sad, hard, and painful things together for the good of what He has purposed. Someday in heaven, we’ll see how our momentary light afflictions produced an eternal weight of glory far beyond comparison.
So don’t give up hope. Let's keep asking God to pour out His abundant goodness upon us. Keep asking Him to guide and instruct and show us the way we should go. Let's keep expecting to see His goodness. Keep hoping in the living God. Our hope for the future isn’t based upon us. It’s based on who God is and what He has promised!
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose. {Romans 8:28}
Every believer suffers various kinds of temptations, tests, and trials. Life’s not easy. However, God works even the sad, hard, and painful things together for the good of what He has purposed. Someday in heaven, we’ll see how our momentary light afflictions produced an eternal weight of glory far beyond comparison.
So don’t give up hope. Let's keep asking God to pour out His abundant goodness upon us. Keep asking Him to guide and instruct and show us the way we should go. Let's keep expecting to see His goodness. Keep hoping in the living God. Our hope for the future isn’t based upon us. It’s based on who God is and what He has promised!
All things are possible to God. We have a promise of restoration; He is as good as He is powerful; so hope in Him.
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