Filled With Joy and Peace

Good Morning,

Romans 15:13 (NIV)
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.

Such a beautiful prayer and blessing that Paul gave to the Romans in his letter and, therefore, to us, as well. That God would fill us with joy and hope because of our trust in Him and that the hope we gain will overflow. Such wonderful thoughts which bring feelings of true wonder if we'll think about it a bit.

And the Lord reminded me as I thought about this verse that this hope we can be overflowing with has a reason. That reason? So those who do NOT have the hope that we get "by the power of the Holy Spirit" will see and feel our true, honest hope...and desire it for themselves. Which, of course, gives us the opportunity to speak of Jesus Christ and God's plan of salvation.

So, my prayer today for each one of us is just what Paul said. That is, that God...the God of all hope...would fill every one of us with all of His joy and peace; that the Holy Spirit would help us to put our complete trust in Him; that the hope we gain will overflow by the power of God's Holy Spirit; and that this hope we have will be seen, felt, and experienced by everyone we meet.

Pray this for yourself. Pray this for me. Pray this for ALL Christian believers.

Please.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David