Hope Filled

Romans 13-16 

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

Romans 15:13

To be hope-filled is in God’s very nature. As we fully trust him, he releases that hope into our lives through the power of the Holy Spirit. Both our trust in God and our hope are experienced through the power of the Holy Spirit. If we don’t know this empowering, living presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives, we will lack hope, joy, and peace. Paul’s many dangerous journeys, imprisonments, beatings, and persecution did nothing to erode his hope, joy, and peace.

Why?

Hope for Paul and for countless Spirit-filled believers in Jesus after him, comes from the inside and not from external circumstances. We don’t hope in retirement funds, our health, our security, or any other external variable. Our hope comes from God through the power of the Holy Spirit within us.

Are we hope-filled today?

Ask God to be filled afresh with his hope, for his glory.