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Abound in Hope

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Romans 15:13

Reading:

Romans 15:4-13

God wants me to have hope.

(No surprise there; He is the God of hope!)

So He provided me with the Scriptures. They instill in me patience and comfort…and hope.

“For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope” (Romans 15:4).

And He allows me to believe. Through it I open the gateway to all joy and peace…and hope.

And yet….

Where does the Bible fit in my peddle-to-the-metal, rubber-to-the-road, nose-to-the-grindstone experience of real living?

If God’s Word in printed form lies at the periphery of my life, barely discernible and rarely discerned, where do patience and comfort and hope lie?

So here’s a message just for me: The Bible was written to you!

And a message just for you: The Bible was written to you!

[The Scriptures say in Romans 15:4 -- We through patience and comfort of the scriptures...have hope.]
from Romans 15:4

Now. Then.

And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

John 16:22

Reading:

John 16:16-24; 20:11-16

Will I admit when I don’t understand what Jesus says in His Word?

Am I willing to endure suffering in order to enjoy joy?

What will I ask of the Father in Jesus’ name?

What does my joy meter read…and why?

At what do I grieve?

Would I know Jesus if I saw Him?

“Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full” (John 16:24).

[The Scriptures say in John 16:22 -- I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice]
from John 16:22
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