Hopelessness went out with the resurrection
Romans 10:11
Those who believe in Him will not be disappointed.
I Thess. 5:11
Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also
are doing.
Ps. 34:15,17-19 15 The eyes of the
Lord are toward the righteous
and His ears are open to their cry. 17 The righteous cry, and the
Lord hears and delivers them
out of all their troubles. 18 The
Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in
spirit. 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the
Lord delivers him out of them
all.
Rev. 21:3-4 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne,
saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among
them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, 4
and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer
be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the
first things have passed away.
Phil. 2:1- 4 1 Therefore if there is any encouragement in
Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of
the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, 2 make my joy complete by being
of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one
purpose. 3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility
of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; 4 do not
merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests
of others.
Col. 3: 16 Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you,
with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns
and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
2 Cor. 4: 7-10, 8 we are afflicted in every way, but not
crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; 9 persecuted, but not forsaken;
struck down, but not destroyed;
2 Tim. 2:11 &13
11 For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him; 13 If we are
faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
Pro. 13:12 Hope deferred makes
the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Psalm 37:6, 23 6 He will bring forth your righteousness as
the light and your judgment as the noonday. 23 The steps of a man are
established by the Lord, and He delights in his way. 24 When he falls, he
will not be hurled headlong, because the Lord is the One who holds his
hand. 25 I have been young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the
righteous forsaken.Encouragement
