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May
the God of hope fill you with joy and peace in believing,
so
that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Romans
15:13 (ESV)
Paul writes these words to the believers in Rome. He
encourages all who read them. Let’s look at what he tells them and us.
He characterizes our heavenly Father as a God of hope.
Without hope, we would not be able to progress in our Christian walk. We would
be stuck at the point of realizing we are sinners.
Paul then expresses his desire that those reading this
letter be filled with joy and peace through believing in God. What would our
lives be like if we didn’t have joy and hope in the LORD?
The Holy Spirit sustains us. He guides us through our
lives as we walk with Jesus. Through God’s Holy Spirit we can abound in love
and in hope.
I love that word abound. It means to be in great plenty;
to be very prevalent; to be plentiful. When God gives us hope, He does not
skimp or give us a sample. He fills our hearts to overflowing.
Don’t you believe we need to see more of God’s grace abound
in our daily lives?
Don’t we also have hope abound in our hearts and then in
our world around us?
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