Jesus is your portion, your indescribable gift, your hope, and your great reward.

“The LORD is my portion [cheleq], says my soul, therefore I hope [yachal] in Him!” (Lam 3:24)

“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you…Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” (2Cor 9:8,15)

“Now hope [elpis] does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” (Rom 5:5)

“Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ” (Phil 3:8)

“Blessed is the man who trusts [batach] in the LORD, and whose hope [mibtach] is the LORD.” (Jer 17:7)

“Blessed is that man who makes the LORD his trust [mibtach], and does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.” (Ps 40:4)

“For You are my hope [tiqvah], O Lord GOD; You are my trust [mibtach] from my youth.” (Ps 71:5)

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope [tiqvah].” (Jer 29:11)

“The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope [cheleq] in His mercy [chesed].” (Ps 147:11)

“The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.” (Lam 3:25)

“It is good that one should hope and wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.” (Lam 3:26)

“where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all” (Col 3:11)

“After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward [rabah sakar].” (Gen 15:1)

“that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death” (Phil 3:10)

“but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” (2Pet 3:18)

Reading: Lam 1-5; Mk 12