Bible passages for new hope in the new

What a wonderful topic! Here are some Bible passages that can bring new hope and encouragement in the new year:

  1. Isaiah 43:19 - "For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland." (NLT)
  2. Psalm 30:5 - "Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning." (NLT)
  3. Romans 8:28 - "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." (NIV)
  4. Philippians 4:13 - "I can do all this through him who gives me strength." (NIV)
  5. Isaiah 41:10 - "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be frightened, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." (NIV)
  6. 2 Corinthians 5:17 - "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" (NIV)
  7. Psalm 27:13-14 - "I would have lost heart, my soul had almost ceased to hope, yet I will praise him and what he has done: I will trust in his steadfast love." (ESV)
  8. Hebrews 13:5-6 - "Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, 'Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.' So we say with confidence, 'The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?'" (NIV)
  9. Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (NIV)
  10. 1 Peter 1:3-5 - "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In 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 can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time." (NIV)

May these passages bring you hope, encouragement, and a sense of new beginnings in the new year!