Hope, results of

Hope gives believers confidence and reassurance in this present life, allowing them to lead effective lives for God. It also reassures them of the reality of eternal life, allowing them to face death with confidence.

Hope reassures believers in this present life

Hope reassures believers in their faith

Hebrews 3:6 See also Ephesians 1:18–19; Hebrews 7:18–22, Hebrews 10:23

But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.

Hope encourages believers

Psalm 31:2 See also Isaiah 40:31, Isaiah 49:23; Romans 5:3–5

Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.

Hope encourages believers to rejoice

Romans 12:12 See also Romans 5:1–2

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.

Hope encourages believers to look for restoration

Psalm 37:9; Jeremiah 14:8, Jeremiah 31:17; Lamentations 3:29–31; Hosea 2:15; Zechariah 9:12

Hope leads to more effective Christian living and witness

Hope encourages believers to be bold

2 Corinthians 3:12

Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.

Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.

Hope enables believers to face the future with confidence

Hope assures believers of an eternal dimension to life

1 Corinthians 15:19

If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.

Hope enables believers to face death with confidence

Psalm 16:9–10 See also Job 19:25–27; Psalm 33:18; 1 Corinthians 6:14; 2 Corinthians 4:10–14; Philippians 1:3–6; Revelation 1:17–18

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely. For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.

Hope assures believers of their eternal life

Acts 2:26–27; Romans 8:23–25; Titus 1:1–2, Titus 3:7; 1 Peter 1:3

Hope enables believers to face the coming wrath with confidence

1 Thessalonians 1:10

Hope assures believers of their heavenly inheritance

1 Peter 1:3–5 See also Ephesians 1:18

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.