These Essential Bible Verses about Hope give us strength and courage to get through the hard times. And they comfort and us when we need healing and peace.
But before we get into the Word of God and these hopeful Bible verses, let’s take a moment to think about what hope actually is.
Because hope is a word that gets thrown around a lot.
What is hope?
We hope when we get to Walmart there’ll be a parking spot close to the door.
We hope we’ll find a twenty-dollar bill on the ground as we walk into the store.
And we hope the bakery will have that pastry we like so much.
These small hopes get us through the day.
But when life takes a turn for the worst, that one little word, hope, becomes essential to our well-being. It means the difference between spiraling down into despair or putting one foot in front of the other and pressing on.
Hope in the Bible
The hope we have as Christians is very different from what the rest of the world has. Their hope relies on wishful thinking and whatever strength they can muster up inside of themselves.
While they’re wrestling to find hope deep within, we don’t have to. Because our hope comes from a completely different source, and it doesn’t have anything to do with wishful thinking.
This is the hope we’re going to read about in just a moment, the hope in God’s Word, the Bible.
Where does real hope come from?
Our hope comes directly from God and His strength, not our own! And the most essential part of finding hope is understanding who He is.
God is faithful to fulfill His promises! He will never let us down! And when we put our trust in Him, we can expect hope to rise to the surface no matter what circumstance we’re facing.
Yes, there will be days when we’re feeling a little less than hopeful, but we can turn to the scriptures and be reminded of God’s love and strength, His faithfulness, and His special kind of hope!
Today in this short devotional, we’re looking at 15+ Essential Bible Verses about Hope. Each one is a powerful promise that will fill you with hope as you store them in your heart for safekeeping.
So, let’s read these scriptures on hope together…
Inspirational Words of Hope from the Bible
Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
Psalm 146:5
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!”
Lamentations 3:24
For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
Romans 8:24-25
the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Colossians 1:26-27
whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Titus 3:6-7 English Standard Version
looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus
We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain,
Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.
Proverbs 24:14 NIV
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God of Hope Bible Verses
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:3
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
1 Peter 1:21
And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
1 John 3:3
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1 ESV
Best Bible Verses about Hope and Strength
Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart, All you who hope in the Lord.
Psalm 31:34
but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40:31 NIV
Be strong and take heart,
all you who hope in the Lord.
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,
Ephesians 1:18-20 NIV
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
1 Peter 5:10 NIV
But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.
1 Thessalonians 5:8 NKJV
Bible Verses about Hope in Hard Times
rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:23
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him For the help of His countenance.
Psalm 42:5
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
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Bible Verses about Love and Hope
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,
Romans 5:1-4 ESV
Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Romans 5:5
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.
Romans 15:4
Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,
Psalm 33:18 English Standard Version
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,
Hebrews 10:23-24 ESV
Bible Verses about Hope and Trust
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord.
Jeremiah 17:7
For You are my hope, O Lord God; You are my trust from my youth.
Faith Hope and Love Verse
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
When hope seems like a lost cause, this Essential Collection of Bible Verses about Hope will carry you through to the other side. I pray you will store them in your heart, put your trust in God, and see hope rise!
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