Hope, results of its absence

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An absence of hope leads to a loss of vision, a sense of despondency and ultimately to despair. This contrasts sharply with the Christian hope.

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Feelings produced by a lack of hope

Despair

Job 17:13–15; Pr 13:12; 1 Ch 29:15

See also Job 6:11; Job 7:6; Ps 88:15–18; Ec 2:17; Is 19:9; Is 38:18; 2 Co 1:8

A sense of being abandoned by God

Psalm 22:1–2 ESV

1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? 2 O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest.

A deep longing for life to end

1 Ki 19:4; Job 3:20–21; Ec 4:1–2

See also Ge 27:46; Nu 11:15; Job 7:13–15; Je 8:3; Jon 4:3; Jon 4:8; Re 9:6

The outcome of a lack of hope

The choice of trusting in God or futile self-effort

Romans 4:18 ESV

18 In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”

See also Jon 1:13–14; Je 18:11–12; Ac 27:20

Suicide

Matthew 27:5 ESV

5 And throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple, he departed, and he went and hanged himself.