Senior EVice President & Chief Operating Officer, Hope Bancorp
Search every verified Peter Koh interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a September 2023 midweek devotion titled "Looking to God for Hope," Rev. Peter Koh, who also serves as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Hope Bancorp, delivered a sermon on Psalm 25. He described feeling "helpless and hopeless" in a difficult situation and said that the psalmist David also experienced such feelings. Koh stated that David resolved his situation by beginning "a God‑honoring prayer" and by recognizing God's attributes, which he described as becoming "God‑centered" and gaining "great confidence." Koh advised that "whenever we feel helpless or hopeless," people should "return our eyes towards God and honor him for who he is" and "recognize that he's the source of our help." He encouraged listeners to "turn our eyes to God in prayer, honor him, align ourselves with him and have this God‑sized confidence that God will deliver us." The devotion included readings from Psalm 25, with Koh quoting verses such as "In you, Lord, I trust my God; I put my trust in you" and "May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, Lord, is in you."
“In you, Lord, I trust my God; I put my trust in you. Do not let me be put to shame; not let my enemies triumph over me.”
“Remember Lord your great mercy and love; do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways according to your love.”
“The Lord confides in those who fear Him; He makes his covenant known to them.”
“May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, Lord, is in you; deliver Israel, O God, from all their troubles.”
“As I read these Psalms it helps me to think of my own situation where I was helpless and hopeless. David too was feeling that way, but how did he resolve this situation?”
“He began by a God‑honoring prayer: 'Show me your ways, teach me your path, guide me in your truth and teach me, for you God are my savior.'”
“Whenever we feel helpless or hopeless, return our eyes towards God and honor him for who he is; recognize that he's the source of our help and have this God‑sized confidence to resolve them.”
“Why not turn our eyes to God in prayer, honor him, align ourselves with him and have this God‑sized confidence that God will deliver us.”
When we are hopeless & helpless, we can turn to God in prayer, remembering who He is & what He is capable of, increases our ...
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