Bible Verses About Hope: One a Day
Hope is the quiet belief that the story is not over. It can be small and still be hope.
If you are holding on to hope today, or trying to, this page is for you. It gives you one verse a day. One is enough.
Today's verse for a hopeful heart
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
One verse shows here each day. Come back tomorrow for the next one.
What does hope mean in the Bible?
In everyday speech, hope can mean a wish. In the Bible, hope means a confident expectation, resting on the character of God.
That is why Scripture calls hope an anchor of the soul. It is something that holds you steady while you wait.
What hope looks like now
Hope does not always look like confidence. Often it looks like one small step.
- It looks like filling out the application at fifty-five.
- It looks like planting bulbs in the fall for a spring you cannot see yet.
- It looks like making the appointment you have been putting off.
- It looks like praying one more time for a child who has not come home.
- It looks like starting something new and telling no one yet.
If you saw yourself in one of those, keep going. Hope is allowed at every age.
Every week one woman shares the verse that carried her through. Read the stories.
A short prayer for the hopeful
God of hope, fill me with joy and peace as I believe. I trust your thoughts toward me, even when I cannot see ahead. Keep my hope steady today. Amen.
One small thing to do today
Write today's verse where you will see it. Then take one small step today toward the thing you are hoping for.
What is the best Bible verse about hope?
Many women start with Jeremiah 29:11, where God says his thoughts toward you are “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
What does expected end mean in Jeremiah 29:11?
In the King James Bible, an expected end means a future you can look forward to, an outcome worth hoping for.
Is it too late for me to hope for something new?
No. Isaiah 43:19 says, “Behold, I will do a new thing.” Lamentations 3:23 says his mercies are new every morning.