"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."
— Jeremiah 29:11
An anchor for the soul in uncertain times
Hope is not wishful thinking. It is a confident expectation rooted in the faithfulness of God. Even in the darkest night, hope whispers that morning is on its way. Let these verses rekindle what the world has tried to extinguish.
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."
— Jeremiah 29:11
"Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost."
— Romans 15:13
"It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness."
— Lamentations 3:22-23
"Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God."
— Psalm 42:11
"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
— Isaiah 40:31
"For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for it? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it."
— Romans 8:24-25
"Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast."
— Hebrews 6:19
"Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord."
— Psalm 31:24
"I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope."
— Psalm 130:5
"And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed."
— Romans 5:3-5
If these verses on hope resonate, consider also exploring the 30-day devotional for sustained reflection, or use the prayer generator to write a personal prayer about hope using the biblical pattern of Thanksgiving → Declaration → Petitions.