God of Hope

Don’t trap yourself by making a rash promise (Proverbs 20:25).
Don’t make rash promises (Ecclesiastes 5:2).

Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus (1 Thessalonians 5:18).

Why am I discouraged? . . . I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again—my Savior and my God. . . . O Lord, you alone are my hope (Psalm 42:5; 71:5).

A person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea. . . . Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do (James 1:6, 8).

Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith (Hebrews 13:7).

Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand (Isaiah 41:10).

And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching (Titus 2:7).

The instruction of the wise is like a life-giving fountain; those who accept it avoid the snares of death (Proverbs 13:14).

For the Kingdom of God is . . . living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. If you serve Christ with this attitude, you will please God, and others will approve of you, too. (Romans 14:17-18).

It is pleasant to see dreams come true (Proverbs 13:19).

So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today (Matthew 6:4).

So I am writing to you . . . because you know the difference between truth and lies (1 John 2:21).