January 23: Psalm 62:5–6; Isaiah 26:3–4; Isaiah 49:23; Jeremiah 17:7; Romans 5:5; 2 Timothy 1:12; Hebrews 6:17–20; Matthew 16:24; Acts 14:22; Romans 9:33; Galatians 2:20; Galatians 5:11; Galatians 5:24; Galatians 6:14; 2 Timothy 2:12; James 4:4; 1 Peter 2:7–8 - a podcast by Crossway

And hope does not put us to shame.

“I am the Lord; those who wait for me shall not be put to shame.”—“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord.”—“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.”—For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation.—But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed.

So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf.

Psalm 62:5–6 (Listen)

5   For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence,
    for my hope is from him.
6   He only is my rock and my salvation,
    my fortress; I shall not be shaken.

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Isaiah 26:3–4 (Listen)

3   You keep him in perfect peace
    whose mind is stayed on you,
    because he trusts in you.
4   Trust in the LORD forever,
    for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock.

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Isaiah 49:23 (Listen)

23   Kings shall be your foster fathers,
    and their queens your nursing mothers.
  With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you,
    and lick the dust of your feet.
  Then you will know that I am the LORD;
    those who wait for me shall not be put to shame.”

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Jeremiah 17:7 (Listen)

7   “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
    whose trust is the LORD.

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Romans 5:5 (Listen)

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

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2 Timothy 1:12 (Listen)

12 which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me.¹

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Hebrews 6:17–20 (Listen)

17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, 18 so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. 19 We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, 20 where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

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The offense of the cross.

“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.”—Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.—Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.—“Whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”—So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” and “A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.”

But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.—I have been crucified with Christ.—And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

If we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us.

Matthew 16:24 (Listen)

Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus

24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

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Acts 14:22 (Listen)

22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.

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Romans 9:33 (Listen)

33 as it is written,

  “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense;
    and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”

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Galatians 2:20 (Listen)

20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

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Galatians 5:11 (Listen)

11 But if I, brothers,¹ still preach² circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed.

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Galatians 5:24 (Listen)

24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

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Galatians 6:14 (Listen)

14 But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which¹ the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

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2 Timothy 2:12 (Listen)

12   if we endure, we will also reign with him;
  if we deny him, he also will deny us;

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James 4:4 (Listen)

4 You adulterous people!¹ Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

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1 Peter 2:7–8 (Listen)

7 So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe,

  “The stone that the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone,”¹

8 and

  “A stone of stumbling,
    and a rock of offense.”

They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

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