One of the central goals of Connect 2 Ministries is sharing the hope of Christ with those around us. Whether in conversations with our friends in Haiti or in America, we desire for Christ to be the focus and for that to bring powerful transformation. To that end, here are five key truths to encourage hope in the believer’s life.

Our hope is in God’s promises.

God has proven Himself faithful, so we rest in His many rich promises to us.

• “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” —Jeremiah 29:11
• “Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live, and let me not be put to shame in my hope!” —Psalm 119:116

Our hope is in God’s Word.

In Scripture, God gives us Himself. We hope in His Word because we hope in Him.

• “For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.” —Romans 15:4
• “You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.” —Psalm 119:114
• “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope.” —Psalm 130:5

Our hope is in God’s sanctifying work in us.

Despite the trials of life, God is at work in us. He is making us more like His Son—an act of grace that inspires joyful hope.

• “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

Our hope is in God’s love.

Whatever comes across our path, we know that God loves us. His covenant, steadfast love is our hope.

• “Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love.” —Psalm 33:18
• “Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you.” —Psalm 33:22

Our hope is in God’s power.

Our help comes from the Lord; like the psalmists, we hope in His sovereign power.

• “Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.” —Psalm 33:20
• “Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God.” —Psalm 146:5
• “But they who wait for 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.” —Isaiah 40:31

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