1Th 1:1-7 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, 3 remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father, 4 knowing, beloved brethren, your election by God. 5 For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake. 6 And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit, 7 so that you became examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe.

1Th 1:3 remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father.

Let's read a few more scriptures which reinforce that love, faith and hope are foundational and intimately-linked qualities of a Christian.

Ro 5:1-5 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; 4 and perseverance, character; and character, hope [this was part of the example of the Thessalonians. Hope becomes stronger if it is nurtured and refined in the face of discouragement and trial. How so? Because its genuineness is tested: how much is it desired? Is it worth persevering for if we have to lose or give up other things?]. 5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which was given to us [hope that does not spring from love does disappoint; it does not satisfy us as we thought it would].
1Co 13:13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

1Co 13:7 [love] bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things [how and why does love hope all things? The very nature of love is to desire the very best for the beloved—therefore it hopes for all good things. Love that would deny the coming of any good thing cannot be pure love].
Gal 5:5-6 For we through the Spirit eagerly wait [so a Christian is both eager and yet patient; it almost seems a contradiction!] for the hope of righteousness by faith [in this letter Paul is contrasting true Christians with those who, through position and status in a community, eagerly pursue the hope of righteousness by appearances]. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.
Col 1:4-5 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints; 5 because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel [love, faith and hope work together in us and encapsulate the true Gospel].
1Th 5:8 But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation [so these form part of our armour against the attacks on our spirit that seek to discourage us, tempt us and mislead us].
Heb 6:10-12 For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister. 11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end, 12 that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises [brethren do labour in love for others. But to maintain that work of love, our hope in what all the effort is for must be nurtured diligently, otherwise we can be discouraged and lose sight of where we are going].
Heb 10:22-24 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works [faith gives us the assurance that God is true. Therefore, let us persevere in a life that gives expression to this hope without wavering or doubting. The results of hope and faith will be a willingness to work to improve things, to do good works of love. Hope that doesn't produce works is really hopeless].
1Pe 1:21-22 through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. 22 Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart [again, we see that if we are attaining this real faith and hope the result is love for the brethren].

LOST HOPE
What are some of the consequences of a lack of hope?

Job in his trial went through periods of hopelessness.

Job 3:20-26 (NJB) Why give light to a man of grief? Why give life to the bitter of heart, who long for death that never comes, and hunt for it more than for buried treasure [People without hope have a death-wish. When you lose hope, you enter the realm of death and—consciously or unconsciously—start to desire it]? They would be glad to see the grave mound and shout with joy if they reached the tomb. Why give light to one who does not see his way, whom God shuts in all alone? My only food is sighs, and my groans pour out like water. Whatever I fear comes true, whatever I dread befalls me. For me, there is no calm, no peace; my torments banish rest [and its seems that at this time for Job, hope is banished as well].
Job 6:11-13 But have I the strength to go on waiting? And why be patient, when doomed to such an end [how many people feel like this? Why go through all the pain?]? Is mine the strength of stone, is my flesh made of bronze? Can I support myself on nothing? Has not all help deserted me?
Job 17:10-16 Come on then, all of you, back to the attack! I shall not find one wise man among you! My days are over, so are my plans, my heart strings are broken; yet they would have me believe that night is day, that light to dispel the darkness is at hand, when all I want, in fact, is to dwell in Sheol, and in that darkness there to make my bed [here is the death-wish of those without hope]! To the tomb, I cry, 'You are my father!'—To the worm, 'You are my mother—you, my sister!' Where then is my hope? Who can see any happiness for me? unless they come down to the Sheol with me, all of us sinking into the dust together?

Ahithophel was King David's counsellor. He was a very competent man, but also very ambitious and opportunistic. He thought he saw a better vehicle for his plans in David's son, Absalom, so he joined Absalom's conspiracy against David, and David became a fugitive. He attained a degree of influence in Absalom's camp for a short while, but then lost it very quickly. Notice what he did when this happened:

2Sa 17:23 Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice was not followed, he saddled a donkey, and arose and went home to his house, to his city. Then he put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died [the power and prestige that he had hoped to wield was gone. He was a man without hope]; and he was buried in his father's tomb.
1Ki 16:15-19 In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri had reigned in Tirzah seven days. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. 16 Now the people who were encamped heard it said, "Zimri has conspired and also has killed the king." So all Israel made Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that day in the camp. 17 Then Omri and all Israel with him went up from Gibbethon, and they besieged Tirzah. 18 And it happened, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the citadel of the king's house and burned the king's house down upon himself with fire, and died [the actions of a man without hope], 19 because of the sins which he had committed in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he had committed to make Israel sin.
Ecc 4:1-2 Then I returned and considered all the oppression that is done under the sun: and look! The tears of the oppressed, but they have no comforter; on the side of their oppressors there is power, but they have no comforter. 2 Therefore I praised the dead who were already dead, more than the living who are still alive [in Solomon's eyes, the oppressed with no helper or comforter are worse off than the dead, because where is their hope?].
Ecc 9:4 But for him who is joined to all the living there is hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion [hopelessness belongs to the dead].
Isa 38:18 For Sheol cannot thank You, death cannot praise You; those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your truth.
Ezk 37:11 Then He said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They indeed say, 'Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!'"
Mt 27:3-5 Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? You see to it!" 5 Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself [his hope was lost. All his plans and schemes, whatever they were, were ruined!].
Pr 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life [true hope is the intimate friend of life. So we see that hope lost leads to sickness of heart and then, sooner or later, to death. Life without the hope of good and desirable things in the future becomes virtually unbearable].

Ps 131:1-3 LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty. Neither do I concern myself with great matters, nor with things too profound for me. 2 Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me. 3 O Israel, hope in the LORD from this time forth and forever.
Ps 130:5-8 I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in His word I do hope. 6 My soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning; yes, more than those who watch for the morning. 7 O Israel, hope in the LORD; for with the LORD there is mercy, and with Him is abundant redemption. 8 And He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

Ps 119:43,49,74,81,114,147 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for I have hoped in Your ordinances.
49 Remember the word to Your servant, upon which You have caused me to hope.
74 Those who fear You will be glad when they see me, because I have hoped in Your word.
81 My soul faints for Your salvation, but I hope in Your word.
114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.
147 I rise before the dawning of the morning, and cry for help; I hope in Your word.

Jer 29:11 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 [God knows his own mind, He says to us, and He tells us He has big plans for us in the future, if we are faithful].
Ro 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit [so here we find hope attributed to the Holy Spirit. True Christian hope is a fruit of the Spirit of God].

Ps 147:11 The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His mercy.

Ps 31:24 Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the LORD [where there is a lack of hope, the heart and will are weak].
Ps 33:18-22 Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy, 19 to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. 20 Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield. 21 For our heart shall rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His holy name [hope brings patience, a sense of security, and also a sense of joy]. 22 Let Your mercy, O LORD, be upon us, just as we hope in You [hope comes because we believe that God will help us in our current difficulties to overcome them. But if you don't believe that the Lord really is merciful and helpful, what hope can you have for the future, except vague wishful thinking?].
Ps 42:5 Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me [why do I have these feelings from time to time that unsettle me or fill me with anxiety?]? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance [hope brings gratitude].
Ps 71:5-6 For You are my hope, O Lord GOD; You are my trust from my youth. 6 By You I have been upheld from birth; You are He who took me out of my mother's womb. My praise shall be continually of You [again, we see that gratitude will come because of hope].
Ps 146:5 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God.
Pr 24:13-14 My son, eat honey because it is good, and the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste; 14 so shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul; if you have found it, there is a prospect, and your hope will not be cut off [when you are facing a problem, and you find some knowledge or an insight into how to tackle the problem, it is so sweet. It lifts your spirit and hope for improvement into the future. Hope needs ongoing reinforcement and education].
Jer 14:19-22 Have You utterly rejected Judah? Has Your soul loathed Zion? Why have You stricken us so that there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but there was no good; and for the time of healing, and there was trouble. 20 We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness and the iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against You [none of us should have the hope of receiving what is good from God because we deserve it!]. 21 Do not abhor us, for Your name's sake; do not disgrace the throne of Your glory. Remember, do not break Your covenant with us [but there is a hope of good because God is good]. 22 Are there any among the idols of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are You not He, O LORD our God? Therefore we will wait for You, since You have made all these [so if we look at creation with thoughtful minds, we should see good reasons to trust in the competence of our God to help us grow].
Lam 3:21-27 This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope [our hope is strengthened or weakened by what we mentally dwell upon]. 22 Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness [for Jeremiah, in the depths of mental devastation, each new day brought renewed hope]. 24 "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I hope in Him!" 25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. 26 It is good that one should hope and wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. 27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth [hope is like a yoke that helps us to carry our trials, difficulties and responsibilities. Without hope, these things become too heavy for us to carry].
Ro 12:12 rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer [real hope produces joy].
Heb 3:6 but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end [hope brings joy and confidence].
Heb 6:19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil [hope brings steadfastness, a setting of our spirits onto a clear and determined course].
Heb 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful [there is a confession of real hope. How do we give expression to the hope in us?]
1Pe 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear [hope is explainable].
1Jn 3:1-3 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. 2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure [hope produces work. Indeed, what we hope for determines what we work at. What sort of hope produces no works?].

Heb 12:1-2 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Jn 17:20-26 20 "I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. 22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them [what is the glory that God gave to Christ that Christ gives us, the glory that creates oneness?], that they may be one just as We are one: 23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me. 24 Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. 26 And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them."
Jn 10:14-17 "I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. 15 As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. 16 And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd. 17 Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again [this is what He died for, the hope of oneness with all those who were given to Him].
Jn 10:26-30 "But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you. 27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand. 30 I and My Father are one."

Ro 4:18-21 who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, "So shall your descendants be." 19 And not being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb. 20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, 21 and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.
Heb 11:10,14 for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God [so Abraham's hope was to live in oneness among the faithful].
14 For those who say such things declare plainly that they seek a homeland. 15 And truly if they had called to mind that country from which they had come out, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.

Isa 8:16-18 Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples [Isaiah had a small following of disciples, and his hope was that they would preserve God's teaching, that it would be bound and sealed in their hearts]. 17 And I will wait on the LORD, who hides His face from the house of Jacob [so most of Israel had rejected what God was trying to teach them, so He couldn't speak to them]; and I will hope in Him. 18 Here am I and the children whom the LORD has given me [Isaiah's hope was to raise, preserve, and be part of a godly family]! We are for signs and wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, who dwells in Mount Zion.

Hos 1:10 "Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. And it shall come to pass in the place where it was said to them, 'You are not My people,' there it shall be said to them, 'You are sons of the living God [he had hopes of better things than what he was experiencing, personally and in his nation]'.
Hos 2:23 Then I will sow her for Myself in the earth, and I will have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy; then I will say to those who were not My people, 'You are My people!' And they shall say, 'You are my God!'"

Hag 1:2-11 "Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, saying: 'This people says, "The time has not come, the time that the Lord's house should be built."' 3 Then the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet, saying, 4 "Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this temple to lie in ruins?" 5 Now therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: "Consider your ways! 6 You have sown much, and bring in little; you eat, but do not have enough; you drink, but you are not filled with drink; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages, earns wages to put into a bag with holes." 7 Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Consider your ways! 8 Go up to the mountains and bring wood and build the temple, that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified," says the LORD. 9 "You looked for much [you had great hopes], but indeed it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why?" says the LORD of hosts. "Because of My house that is in ruins, while every one of you runs to his own house. 10 Therefore the heavens above you withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit. 11 For I called for a drought on the land and the mountains, on the grain and the new wine and the oil, on whatever the ground brings forth, on men and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands."

Zec 8:7-8 "Thus says the LORD of hosts: 'Behold, I will save My people from the land of the east and from the land of the west; 8 I will bring them back, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. They shall be My people and I will be their God, in truth and righteousness [the hope of oneness].'"

Mal 4:5-6 "Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. 6 And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse."

2Co 1:13-14 For we are not writing any other things to you than what you read or understand. Now I trust you will understand, even to the end 14 (as also you have understood us in part), that we are your boast as you also are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.
Php 4:1 Therefore, my beloved and longed-for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.
1Th 2:19-20 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? 20 For you are our glory and joy.

1Jn 1:1-4 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life; 2 the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us; 3 that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. 4 And these things we write to you that your joy may be full [there is no jealousy in this relationship. John desires us to share in the rich fellowship that he rejoices in with God the Father and His Son].

Pr 14:28 (RSV) In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without a people a prince is ruined.

Pr 17:6 Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their father.

OTHER RELATED BLESSINGS
Incorporated into this hope are other related blessings.

• Possessing the land:

Ps 37:9 For evildoers shall be cut off; but those who wait on the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

• Restoration:

Zec 9:12 Return to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will restore double to you [just as Job received after enduring his trial].

• Our hope is in the resurrection:

Ps 16:9-10 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; my flesh also will rest in hope. 10 For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
Acts 23:6 But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, "Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!"
Acts 24:15 "I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust"

• Eternal life:

Tit 1:2 in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
Tit 3:7 that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
1Co 15:19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.

• The inheritance:

1Pe 1:3-9 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, 8 whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, 9 receiving the end of your faith; the salvation of your souls.

Isa 40:31 But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
Ro 5:2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God [because what's the point of eternal life if we don't have glorious spirits that can enjoy life?].
Ro 8:18-25 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19 For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits [so even the creation has a type of hope] for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; 21 because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. 23 Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. 24 For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
2Co 3:10-12 For even what was made glorious had no glory in this respect, because of the glory that excels. 11 For if what is passing away was glorious, what remains is much more glorious. 12 Therefore, since we have such hope, we use great boldness of speech.
Gal 5:5 For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
Eph 1:18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints.
Col 1:27 To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

• Grace at Christ's coming:

1Pe 1:13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.