September 8: Luke 14:27; Acts 14:22; Romans 5:2; Romans 12:12; Romans 15:13; 1 Corinthians 15:19; Philippians 4:4; Colossians 1:5; 1 Thessalonians 3:3; 1 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 1:8; Psalm 40:5; Psalm 40:17; Psalm 92:5; Psalm 139:17–18; Isaiah 55:8–9; Jeremiah 29:11; 1 Corinthians 1:26; 2 Corinthians 6:10; Ephesians 3:8; James 2:5 - a podcast by Crossway

Rejoice in hope.

The hope laid up for you in heaven.—If in this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.—Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.—“Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.”—That no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this.

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.—May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.— Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.—Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory.—Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

Luke 14:27 (Listen)

27 Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

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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 5:2 (Listen)

2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith¹ into this grace in which we stand, and we² rejoice³ in hope of the glory of God.

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Romans 12:12 (Listen)

12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

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Romans 15:13 (Listen)

13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

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1 Corinthians 15:19 (Listen)

19 If in Christ we have hope¹ in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.

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Philippians 4:4 (Listen)

4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.

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Colossians 1:5 (Listen)

5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel,

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1 Thessalonians 3:3 (Listen)

3 that no one be moved by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this.

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1 Peter 1:3 (Listen)

Born Again to a Living Hope

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

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1 Peter 1:8 (Listen)

8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,

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I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me.

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for wholeness and not for evil.”—“My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”—How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I would count them, they are more than the sand. I awake, and I am still with you.—How great are your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep!—You have multiplied, O Lord my God, your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us.

For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.—Has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom?—Having nothing, yet possessing everything.—The unsearchable riches of Christ.

Psalm 40:5 (Listen)

5   You have multiplied, O LORD my God,
    your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us;
    none can compare with you!
  I will proclaim and tell of them,
    yet they are more than can be told.

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Psalm 40:17 (Listen)

17   As for me, I am poor and needy,
    but the Lord takes thought for me.
  You are my help and my deliverer;
    do not delay, O my God!

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Psalm 92:5 (Listen)

5   How great are your works, O LORD!
    Your thoughts are very deep!

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Psalm 139:17–18 (Listen)

17   How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!
    How vast is the sum of them!
18   If I would count them, they are more than the sand.
    I awake, and I am still with you.

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Isaiah 55:8–9 (Listen)

8   For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
    neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD.
9   For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
    so are my ways higher than your ways
    and my thoughts than your thoughts.

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Jeremiah 29:11 (Listen)

11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare¹ and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

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1 Corinthians 1:26 (Listen)

26 For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards,¹ not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth.

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2 Corinthians 6:10 (Listen)

10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.

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Ephesians 3:8 (Listen)

8 To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

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James 2:5 (Listen)

5 Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?

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