God of Hope

Jesus: “I . . . came into the world to testify to the truth. All who love the truth recognize that what I say is true” (John 18:37).

If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes. (John Wooden, late all-star basketball coach)

You may not be responsible for your name, but you are responsible for what men think when they call your name. (Zig Ziglar, late lecturer)

A wise person chooses the right road; a fool takes the wrong one. (Ecclesiastes 10:2)

We have the Lord our God to help us and to fight our battles for us! (2 Chronicles 32:8)

The glory of the young is their strength; the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old (Proverbs 20:29).

Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless—like chasing the wind. (Ecclesiastes 6:9)

A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare. (Proverbs 15:1)

We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. (Romans 5:3)

God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons that we could learn in no other way. (C. S. Lewis, British scholar and writer)

Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works . . . [and] encourage one another. (Hebrews 10:24-25)

Can’t you see that faith without good deeds is useless? Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it. (James 2:20; 4:17)