Hope in God
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· 12 viewsA total grounding of one’s confidence and expectation in God’s goodness and providential care even in the face of trouble.
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Return to the stronghold,
You prisoners of hope.
Even today I declare
That I will restore double to you.
“As for you also,
Because of the blood of your covenant,
I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.
Return to the stronghold,
You prisoners of hope.
Even today I declare
That I will restore double to you.
Zech
Zech
A total grounding of one’s confidence and expectation in God’s goodness and providential care even in the face of trouble.
A total grounding of one’s confidence and expectation in God’s goodness and providential care even in the face of trouble.
1: Hope in God is commanded
1: Hope in God is commanded
O Israel, hope in the Lord
From this time forth and forever.
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart,
All you who hope in the Lord.
O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is mercy,
And with Him is abundant redemption.
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.
2: Hope can be placed in Scripture as the word of God
2: Hope can be placed in Scripture as the word of God
Those who fear You will be glad when they see me,
Because I have hoped in Your word.
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3: Hope can be placed in God in the face of difficulty or trial
3: Hope can be placed in God in the face of difficulty or trial
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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.
who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us,
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4: The outcome of hoping in God
4: The outcome of hoping in God
4-1: It brings security and confidence
4-1: It brings security and confidence
Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,
Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
You are secured by hope
You are secured by hope
And you would be secure, because there is hope;
Yes, you would dig around you, and take your rest in safety.
There is no shame for those who hope in the Lord
Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed;
Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.
The Lord helps and protects those who hope in him
There is no shame for those who hope in the Lord
A horse is a vain hope for safety;
Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,
On those who hope in His mercy,
And you would be secure, because there is hope;
Yes, you would dig around you, and take your rest in safety.
We can always say
Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed;
Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.
I will praise You forever,
Because You have done it;
And in the presence of Your saints
I will wait on Your name, for it is good.
This I recall to my mind,
Therefore I have hope.
Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
And you would be secure, because there is hope;
Yes, you would dig around you, and take your rest in safety.
A horse is a vain hope for safety;
Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,
On those who hope in His mercy,
Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed;
Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.
Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed;
Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.
Our soul waits for the Lord;
He is our help and our shield.
For our heart shall rejoice in Him,
Because we have trusted in His holy name.
Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us,
Just as we hope in You.
4-2: It leads to specific results
4-2: It leads to specific results
But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
Rest
Rest
Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us,
Just as we hope in You.
My soul, wait silently for God alone,
For my expectation is from Him.
Wisdom
So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul;
If you have found it, there is a prospect,
And your hope will not be cut off.
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not plunder his resting place;
For a righteous man may fall seven times
And rise again,
But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
Restoration
Return to the stronghold,
You prisoners of hope.
Even today I declare
That I will restore double to you.
Fulfillment
who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, “So shall your descendants be.”
Eternal Life
through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
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.