“That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children: That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments: And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.”

– Psalm 78:6-8

With every new year comes new hope for people – new aspirations, resolutions, goals, optimism about the future.

As 2017 nears, this new year promises to be a watershed moment for Americans eager for political change.

But the real hope for the future of America and the world is not in politics. It’s in the spiritual realm. It’s always been that way. It will always be that way. The Scriptures assure us:

• Psalm 31:24: Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.
• Psalm 33:18: Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
• Psalm 33:22: Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.
• Psalm 39:7: And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
• Jeremiah 17:7: Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
• Joel 3:16: The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
• Romans 15:4: For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
• Titus 2:13: Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2016/12/the-new-year-and-new-hope/#8LU4BiYdFUGb1uqI.99

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