Hope Unstoppable: 31 Day Devotional Read online

  I wait for God my Savior;

  my God will hear me.

  —Micah 7:7 (NIV)

  I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,

  and in his word I put my hope.

  —Psalm 130:5 (NIV)

  For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

  —John 3:16 (NIV)

  For nothing will be impossible with God. And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of

  the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

  —Luke 1:37-38 (ESV)

  But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.

  —1 Thessalonians 5:8 (NIV)

  For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.

  — Galatians 5:5 (NIV)

  God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain.

  —Hebrews 6:18-19 (NIV)

  There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called.

  —Ephesians 4:4 (NIV)

  And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

  — Romans 8:28 (NIV)

  In the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time.

  —Titus 1:2 (NIV)

  You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;

  you encourage them, and you listen to their cry.

  —Psalm 10:17 (NIV)

  You will be secure, because there is hope;

  you will look about you and take your rest in safety.

  — Job 11:18 (NIV)

  And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

  —Romans 5:5 (NIV)

  Lord, I wait for you;

  you will answer, Lord my God.

  — Psalm 38:15 (NIV)

  Sustain me, my God, according to your promise, and I will live;

  do not let my hopes be dashed.

  — Psalm 119:116 (NIV)

  Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “My brothers, I am a Pharisee, descended from Pharisees. I stand on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead.”

  —Acts 23:6 (NIV)

  Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”

  —Romans 4:18 (NIV)

  Trust in the Lord and do good;

  dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

  Take delight in the Lord,

  and he will give you the desires of your heart.

  Commit your way to the Lord;

  trust in him and he will do this:

  He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,

  your vindication like the noonday sun.

  Be still before the Lord

  and wait patiently for him;

  do not fret when people succeed in their ways,

  when they carry out their wicked schemes.

  —Psalm 37:3-7 (NIV)

  The faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel.

  — Colossians 1:5 9 (NIV)

  For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love, and self-discipline.

  —2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV)

  Yet this I call to mind

  and therefore I have hope:

  —Lamentations 3:21 (NIV)

  At least there is hope for a tree:

  If it is cut down, it will sprout again,

  and its new shoots will not fail.

  Its roots may grow old in the ground

  and its stump die in the soil,

  yet at the scent of water it will bud

  and put forth shoots like a plant.

  —Job 14:7-9 (NIV)

  Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope.

  —1 Timothy 1:1 (NIV)

  Remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.

  —Ephesians 2:12 (NIV)

  Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

  —2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)

  Why, my soul, are you downcast?

  Why so disturbed within me?

  Put your hope in God,

  for I will yet praise him,

  my Savior and my God.

  —Psalm 42:11 (NIV)

  Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him;

  I will surely defend my ways to his face.

  —Job 13:15 (NIV)

  Through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.

  — Romans 5:2 (NIV)

  Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

  — Romans 5:3-5 (NIV)

  Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

  —1 Timothy 6:17 (NIV)

  Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.

  —1 Peter 1:21 (NIV)

  Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

  —Philippians 4:8 (NIV)

  May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

  —Romans 15:13 (NIV)

  References

  Holy Bible. English Standard Version. (ESV) Crossway Books: Illinois, 2001. Print.

  Holy Bible. New International Version. (NIV) Zondervan: Michigan, 1978. Print.

  Holy Bible. New King James Version. (NKJV) Thomas Nelson: Scotland, 1982. Print.

  Holy Bible. New American Standard Bible. (NASB) The Lockman Foundation:

  California, 1971. Print.

  About the Author

  Addison Moore is a New York Times, USA TODAY, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. She is not a pastor, a preacher, or a Bible school teacher. She is simply a sinner who found her way into her Savior’s loving arms. She resides on the West Coast with her husband, four wonderful children, and two dogs where she eats too much chocolate and stays up way too late. When she's not writing, she's reading.