God of Hope

Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity . . .. Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. (Proverbs 21:5; 2 Timothy 2:15)

I plead with you to . . .  be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind [God] will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him (Romans 12:1).

Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ (Philippians 1:27).

Better to be patient than powerful . . .. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence . . .  with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness. (Proverbs 16:32; 2 Peter 1:5-6)

Bless those who persecute you. Don’t curse them; pray that God will bless them . . .. Never pay back evil with more evil. (Romans 12:14, 17)

The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time (Psalm 34:19). 

It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones (Psalm 127:2).

Those who use the things of the world should not become attached to them. For this world as we know it will soon pass away. (1 Corinthians 7:31)

God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another (1 Peter 4:10).

When you make a promise to God, don’t delay in following through, . . .. Keep all the promises you make to him (Ecclesiastes 5:4)

For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven . . .. Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time…Those who are wise will find a time and a way to do what is right. (Ecclesiastes 3:1, 11; 8:5)

When a crime is not punished quickly, people feel it is safe to do wrong (Ecclesiastes 8:11)