Hope
God will continue to honor his covenant forever -- he remembers the commitment he made a thousand generations ago. ~ Psalm 105:8 (ABP)
Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God’s promises to be fulfilled. ~ Romans 15:4 (NLT)
KEY IDEA:
We can wait patiently because we can count on God to keep his word.
PRAYER:
Thank you, Lord, for being faithful and keeping your promises. Still, I worry about the future because I see how much evil there is in the present. I get discouraged and let hope slip away. I need to stop doing that and to focus more on your faithfulness. Help me to do that. I'm going to find hope and encouragement in the scriptures. Amen.
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own freestyle biblical adaptation — somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon
CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)
CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)
NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)
NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)
