May
God – The Author of Hope – fill you with all His joy and peace so that you can
keep on believing in Him as you live, and so you will overflow with hope in the
Lord by the power of His Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13)
In
an earlier part of his letter to the Christians in Rome, Paul explained that
people develop the reliance on God that is called hope, as they experience
suffering (Romans 5:3-5). How can this be true? During the last challenge you
endured, do you remember being filled with God’s joy and peace?
Paul
explains that God gives hope by filling men and women with the confidence of
His character, His strength, and His love. This knowledge, from the experience
of a relationship with God, and from His promises, gives the peace which allows
you to keep going in times of trouble. Also, Paul’s prayer here for God’s grace
to “fill” his Roman friends reminds you that all good things come from Him. It
also reminds believers to pray for those good gifts every moment.
Consider
all the times God has been reliable, and be filled with His Hope.
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