God of Hope

So get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech. (1 Peter 2:1)

Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. (Philippians 2:3-4)

If I could speak all . . . languages . . .  had the gift of prophecy, . . . understood all of God’s secret plans . . . possessed all knowledge, and . . .  could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. (1 Corinthians 13:1-2)

A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken. (Ecclesiastes 4:12)

Jesus: “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth, you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)

Set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. (Colossians 3:1-2)

If you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are guilty of breaking the law. (James 2:9)

I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it. (Luke 18:17)

For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son. (Romans 8:29)

 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud . . .  [It] rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. (1 Corinthians 13:4, 6-7)

Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true wisdom. All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom. (Psalm 111:10)

I know all the things you do. I have seen your love, your faith, your service, and your patient endurance. And I can see your constant improvement in all these things. (Revelation 2:19)