Romans 15:13
"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."
When the Spirit touches the believer, the person is made to abound in hope. This is the gift of our Lord to every believer. It is a hope which brings joy and peace and is a direct result of the Spirit's presence in our lives.
It is the presence of the Spirit which gives a believer a sure hope for eternity. Since we are unable to come to God in our own holiness, we need the presence of the Spirit to usher us in. That is our hope, that we will not stand before God alone, but that the Spirit of the resurrected Savior goes with us.
I see this same kind of hope when a football team welcomes the return of their star player after an extended time of injury. Even though losses have mounted over the course of the season, when the best player returns, the team enters the field with a new hope. This is a hope which is based on another.
It is the same with us and the Spirit. Our hope is solely based on the entry of God's Spirit into our lives. With the Lord there in this way, the game has changed, and for our good. In fact, our hope now abounds. It fills us completely and cannot be crowded out, no matter what circumstances life may through at us.
LORD JESUS
Lord, I thank you for the abounding hope we have in your Spirit. Thank you that I don't have to make myself worthy of coming into your presence in eternity. Amen.
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