January 8

Psalm 46:1 

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

NLT:  God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.

Romans 12:12 

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

NLT:  Rejoice in our confident hope.  Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.

Romans 15:13 

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. 

NLT:  I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him.  Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.