20 Bible Verses about Hope Uplifting Scripture Quotes during counselling.

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY JOHN W. RAWLINGS SCHOOL OF DIVINITY

20 Bible Verses about Hope: Uplifting Scripture Quotes during counselling

A Paper Submitted to

the Faculty of the School of Divinity

in Candidacy for the Degree of

Doctor of Education in Christian Leadership (Ed. D) Department of Christian Leadership and

Church Ministries

Mary Gracias

Lynchburg, Virginia

14/2022

20 Top Scripture Quotes for Hope Today

Hope of A Future Bible Verses

There are times in life that it feels like the future looks bleak. These are great passages on

hope to read from the Old Testament to lift you up and encouraged you today.

Proverbs 24:20fortheevilmanhasnofuture;thelampofthewickedwillbeputout.

Proverbs 24:14 Knowthatwisdomissuchtoyoursoul;ifyoufindit,therewillbea

future,andyourhopewillnotbecutoff.

Jeremiah 29:11 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.

Hope of Eternal Life and Salvation Scriptures

The greatest hope in the Christian faith is that of eternal life. This hope is based on Jesus

Christ and your relationship with Him. Write down one of these verses to reflect on in times of

need.

Titus 1:1-2 Paul,aservantofGodandanapostleofJesusChrist,forthesakeofthefaithof

God’selectandtheirknowledgeofthetruth,whichaccordswithgodliness,inhopeofeternal

life,whichGod,whoneverlies,promisedbeforetheagesbegan

Titus 3:7 sothatbeingjustifiedbyhisgracewemightbecomeheirsaccordingtothehope

ofeternallife.

1 Corinthians 15:19 IfinChristwehavehopeinthislifeonly,weareofallpeoplemosttobe

pitied.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Sowedonotloseheart.Thoughourouterselfiswastingaway,our

innerselfisbeingreneweddaybyday.Forthislightmomentaryafflictionispreparingforusan

eternalweightofglorybeyondallcomparison,aswelooknottothethingsthatareseenbutto

thethingsthatareunseen.Forthethingsthatareseenaretransient,butthethingsthatare

unseenareeternal.

1 Peter 1:3 BlessedbetheGodandFatherofourLordJesusChrist!Accordingtohisgreat

mercy,hehascausedustobebornagaintoalivinghopethroughtheresurrectionofJesus

Christfromthedead,

Hope From the Book of Romans

The book of Romans is one that is filled with some of the greatest verses in the Holy Bible.

When it comes to the topic of hope, Romans provides many verses to inspired you.

Romans 5:2-5 Throughhimwehavealsoobtainedaccessbyfaithintothisgraceinwhich

westand,andwerejoiceinhopeofthegloryofGod.Morethanthat,werejoiceinour

sufferings,knowingthatsufferingproducesendurance,andenduranceproducescharacter,and

characterproduceshope,andhopedoesnotputustoshame,becauseGod’slovehasbeen

pouredintoourheartsthroughtheHolySpiritwhohasbeengiventous.

Romans 8:24-25 Forinthishopeweweresaved.Nowhopethatisseenisnothope.For

whohopesforwhathesees?Butifwehopeforwhatwedonotsee,wewaitforitwith

patience.

Romans 12:12 Rejoiceinhope,bepatientintribulation,beconstantinprayer.

Romans 15:4 Forwhateverwaswritteninformerdayswaswrittenforourinstruction,that

throughenduranceandthroughtheencouragementoftheScriptureswemighthavehope.

Romans 15:13 MaytheGodofhopefillyouwithalljoyandpeaceinbelieving,sothatby

thepoweroftheHolySpirityoumayaboundinhope.

Hope in the Midst of a Crisis Verses

You might have found this article today because your life is in the midst of a crisis. God

brought you to these verses for a reason. Read through these two passages slowly and let God

speak to you through them.

Psalm 27:4-5 OnethinghaveIaskedoftheLORD,thatwillIseekafter:thatImaydwellin

thehouseoftheLORDallthedaysofmylife,togazeuponthebeautyoftheLORDandto

inquireinhistemple.Forhewillhidemeinhisshelterinthedayoftrouble;hewillconcealme

underthecoverofhistent;hewillliftmehighuponarock.

Mark 5:35-36 Whilehewasstillspeaking,therecamefromtheruler’shousesomewho

said,“Yourdaughterisdead.WhytroubletheTeacheranyfurther?”Butoverhearingwhatthey

said,Jesussaidtotherulerofthesynagogue,“Donotfear,onlybelieve.”

Reasons To Hope Quotes

Maybe you just need a biblical reason for hope. There are some many great verses to

choose from for this. Here are three of my favorites!

Numbers 23:19 Godisnotman,thatheshouldlie,orasonofman,thatheshouldchange

hismind.Hashesaid,andwillhenotdoit?Orhashespoken,andwillhenotfulfillit?

Zephaniah 3:17 The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will

rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud

singing.

John 4:13-14 Jesussaidtoher,“Everyonewhodrinksofthiswaterwillbethirstyagain,but

whoeverdrinksofthewaterthatIwillgivehimwillneverbethirstyagain.ThewaterthatIwill

givehimwillbecomeinhimaspringofwaterwellinguptoeternallife.”

Example of Hope in the Bible

oJob

Job 13:15 Thoughheslayme,Iwillhopeinhim;yetIwillarguemywaystohisface.

Hope and Faith Bible Verse

Hebrews 11:1 Nowfaithistheassuranceofthingshopedfor,theconvictionofthingsnot

seen.

C.S. Lewis Quotes on Hoping For Something More

“Mostpeople,iftheyhadreallylearnedtolookintotheirownhearts,wouldknowthatthey

dowant,andwantacutely,somethingthatcannotbehadinthisworld.Thereareallsortsof

thingsinthisworldthatoffertogiveittoyou,buttheyneverquitekeeptheirpromise.

“Atpresentweareontheoutside…thewrongsideofthedoor.Wediscernthefreshness

andpurityofmorning,buttheydonotmakeusfreshandpure.Wecannotminglewiththe

pleasureswesee.ButallthepagesoftheNewTestamentarerustlingwiththerumorthatitwill

notalwaysbeso.Someday,Godwilling,weshallget“in”…Wewillputonglory…thatgreater

gloryofwhichNatureisonlythefirstsketch.

Wedonotwanttomerely“see”beauty–though,Godknows,eventhatisbountyenough.

Wewantsomethingelsewhichcanhardlybeputintowords–tobeunitedwiththebeautywe

see,topassintoit,toreceiveitintoourselves,tobatheinit,tobecomepartofit.

Spark Hope In Others Today

If God gave you hope through these verses, find a way to spark hope in others that you

know need it. Take a verse or all the scriptures if you need to and send them to a friend in

need. If everyone reading this would pass some of the scriptures on through Social Media or

email we can give hope to so many!

Some of my other Favorite Verses

1 Chronicles 16:11 SeektheLORDandhisstrength;seekhispresencecontinually!

1 Corinthians 10:13 Notemptationhasovertakenyouthatisnotcommontoman.Godis

faithful,andhewillnotletyoubetemptedbeyondyourability,butwiththetemptationhewill

alsoprovidethewayofescape,thatyoumaybeabletoendureit.

2 Corinthians 4:13-14 Sincewehavethesamespiritoffaithaccordingtowhathasbeen

written,“Ibelieved,andsoIspoke,”wealsobelieve,andsowealsospeak,knowingthathewho

raisedtheLordJesuswillraiseusalsowithJesusandbringuswithyouintohispresence.

1 Corinthians 16:13 Bewatchful,standfirminthefaith,actlikemen,bestrong.

Mark 10:52 AndJesussaidtohim,“Goyourway;yourfaithhasmadeyouwell.”And

immediatelyherecoveredhissightandfollowedhimontheway.

Proverbs 3:5 TrustintheLORDwithallyourheart,anddonotleanonyourown

understanding.

Psalm 46:10 “Bestill,andknowthatIamGod.Iwillbeexaltedamongthenations,Iwillbe

exaltedintheearth!”

Hebrews 11:6 Andwithoutfaithitisimpossibletopleasehim,forwhoeverwoulddraw

neartoGodmustbelievethatheexistsandthatherewardsthosewhoseekhim.

Deuteronomy 6:4-5“Hear,OIsrael:TheLORDourGod,theLORDisone.Youshalllovethe

LORDyourGodwithallyourheartandwithallyoursoulandwithallyourmight.

Psalm 118:24 ThisisthedaythattheLORDhasmade;letusrejoiceandbegladinit.

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