7-day plan: Hope
Biblical hope rests on a faithful God who does what he promises.
One passage a day, with a question to think it over. Your progress stays on this device, no account needed.
Day 1 · Hope in God
The psalmist talks to himself: “Why are you cast down, my soul?”
Why are you cast down, my soul, and why are you agitated within me? Await Elohim, for I will yet give him thanks, the salvations of my face and my Elohim.
Psalms 42:11 · Read the whole chapterTo think about
What does this passage say about what God is like?
Day 2 · The promises
God calls Abram and promises blessing for all the families of the earth
YHWH said to Abram, “Go from your land, from your kindred, and from the house of your father to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, I will bless you, and I will make great your name; and be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who treats you with contempt I will curse; and in you all the families of the ground will be blessed.”
Genesis 12:1–3 · Read the whole chapterTo think about
What step of trust can you take today, even without seeing the whole road, as Abram did?
Day 3 · A living hope
Peter says God caused us to be born again to a living hope
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, who according to his great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus the Messiah from the dead, to an inheritance imperishable and undefiled and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who are being guarded by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 1:3–5 · Read the whole chapterTo think about
What situation in your life does this passage speak to?
Day 4 · What awaits us
Those who have the firstfruits of the Spirit groan, awaiting the redemption of the body
and not only that, but also we ourselves, having the firstfruits of the Spirit, we also ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly awaiting adoption as sons, the redemption of our body.
Romans 8:23 · Read the whole chapterTo think about
The Spirit helps us in weakness when we do not know what to ask (v. 26). How do you pray when you cannot find words?
Day 5 · Hope in God
The soul waits for God more than watchmen wait for the morning
I have waited for YHWH; my soul has waited, and for his word I have awaited. My soul waits for Adonai more than watchmen for the morning, watchmen for the morning. Let Israel await YHWH, for with YHWH is loyal love, and abundant with him is redemption.
Psalms 130:5–7 · Read the whole chapterTo think about
Who could you share this with this week?
Day 6 · The promises
God asks Abram to count the stars: so will his offspring be; and Abram believed
He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward the heavens and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” And he said to him, “So will your offspring be.” And he believed in YHWH, and he counted it to him as righteousness.
Genesis 15:5–6 · Read the whole chapterTo think about
Which promise of Elohim is hard for you to believe today, and how can you talk with him about it?
Day 7 · A living hope
Paul wishes that the God of hope would fill them with joy and peace
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13 · Read the whole chapterTo think about
"Welcome one another" (v. 7). Whom could you welcome this week who feels out of place?