Abounding in Hope 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.(Romans 15:13) In our everyday walk as believers in our Lord and Savior,Jesus Christ,we shouldnt depend upon the strength supplied by our feelings but upon the realization of what He has done for us,what He wants to do through us now,and what He has promised to do future. Filled with all joy and peace,abounding in hope (or the Greek word here means super-abound with more than is necessary)by the power of His Spirit in us. This is much more than our feelings can provide.Feelings can be deceptive.This is an inward knowing of just who we are in Christ. All that He has accomplished for us. Our Justification: Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ(Romans 5:1) All that His power can do through us now. Our Sanctification: I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.(Galatians 2:20) All that He will do with us and for us future. Our Glorification: For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.(Romans 8:18-19) Our God is the God of Hope not of hopelessness.May He fill us with His joy,peace and hope and that we wont depend on what this world system attempts to provide with empty measures through our feelings. For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.(Philippians 3:20-21) And that could be any moment when He comes for His Church. Perhaps Today
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 13:15:05 +0000
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