When I read today's message on my callender by Max Lucado I went deeper and found that this link.
In Isaiah 7:18, a vivid description is given of the arrival of the Assyrian and Egyptian armies.
The metaphorical comparison is made to flies and bees that would invade the land. These swarms of insects can be seen and understood as a plague that was going to invade the land of Judah.
Also what stood out from this link was Everyday, we are confronted with news about the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic and the threatful consequences it holds in disrupting the equilibrium of our lives. This constant salvo can result in increased anxiety which has an immediate effect on our physical and mental well-being. The relentless feeling of threat and anxiety may have insidious effects on psychological, existential and communal trauma.
So it made me think that we need The Hope Of God in these times. So here what I found to help me
Bible Verses and Quotes about Hope - How is your hope? Does it bounce back after being hit? Does it cause you to doubt when you lose hope in a situation? God knows that we all struggle with finding and holding onto hope. When you are facing tests of faith, even the strongest Christians can find it a challenge to find hope.
When you need encouragement and refreshment for your soul, turn to these Scriptures from the Old and New Testaments that offer hope and encouragement. Everyone needs to be reminded from time to time of the hope that God, Jesus and the Bible offer to us in our daily lives.
A Prayer for Hope: Lord, I maintain my hope in You and I hold onto the assurance that what I am praying for is already accomplished in the name of Jesus. Your Word promises “no good thing does He withhold from those that walk uprightly” (Psalm 84:11). I wait upon You for Your definition of the “good thing” You will not withhold from me.
As David prayed in Psalm 18:1: “I love you, Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”
Joshua 10:25...Joshua said to them, “Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Be strong and courageous. This is what the LORD will do to all the enemies you are going to fight.”
1 Peter 1:13...Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.
1Peter 5:10 ...And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
1 Thessalonians 1:3 ...We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Philippians 3:13-14...Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Proverbs 13:12...Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
Jeremiah 29:11...For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
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