WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT HOPE

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Hope is eagerly waiting, with perseverance, for the redemption of our bodies, even though we do not see them now.   Rom 8:23-26
 

Our hope is laid up for us in heaven.   Col 1:3-4
 

Hope of eternal life is based on God's promise.  And God cannot lie.    Titus 1:1-3 
 

Jesus' resurrection gave us a new birth into this living hope, to obtain an inheritance that will never perish.   1 Pet 1:3-6
 

Jesus is our hope.   1 Tim 1:1, Col 1:26-27 , Rom 15:12-13
 

Our confidence of a better and enduring possession in heaven will be richly rewarded.  We must wait and rest in this hope until Jesus comes.    Heb 10:34-39
 

Faith is being sure of what we hope for,  the conviction of what we do not see.    
Heb 11:1-2, Eph 2:8-9, Gal 3:26,  Rom 5:1-2).
 

Faith not only means believing that God exists but also that He will reward those that seek Him.   Heb 11:7
 

Suffering leads to true hope which will not disappoint.   Rom 5:3-5
 

God takes pleasure in those who hope in His mercy.    Ps 147:10-11
 

Earthly things are a vain hope for safety.  God watches over those who hope in His mercy.    Ps 33:17-22
 

God is good to those whose hope is in Him.   La 3:25-26

What does hope do for us?  What should be our response to hope? 
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