"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." Rom
15:13 (NKJV)
"If I don't expect
anything good to happen to me, I won't be disappointed when it
doesn't." Have you ever had that
said to you before? Are you the person
who said it?
Many of us have allowed the
negative voices and experiences in our lives to leave us jaded and
negative. If we are not careful, it can
turn into a full-blown case of pessimism.
What difference does it make anyway? What is lost when we quit believing
for the best?
Joy and peace are sacrificed at
the juncture when we quit believing. So
much of the Christian walk is all about faith, all about belief. For pity sake, we are called believers! This passage says that He is the "God of
hope." It is therefore impossible
to be truly without hope, when we are in God.
Jesus is our hope. We have so
much to look forward to- spiritual blessings, physical blessings, material
blessings, eternal rewards, God's favor, peace, joy... it is too expensive NOT
to believe!
Don't get me wrong. There have been times in my life that hope
has waned and belief has failed. But
true to its Word; the verse was reinforced in my life's experiences. I was made to abound in hope by the power of the
Holy Spirit! Nothing I could conjure up
within myself could suffice. But God,
through His Spirit, caused hope to spring up within me. Most often this type of attitudinal manifestation
has occurred as I worshiped or praised the Lord. Praising Him, raises levels of
faith, hope and joy.
It is my prayer today,
that if you are lacking in joy and peace, that God will manifest this verse
into your life. Let's pray this verse
together.
Dear Lord, "Now may
the God of hope fill (me) with all joy and peace in believing, that (I )may
abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Thank you that you are my peace, joy, and my reason to abound in hope. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Sherri
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