Verse of the Day 8/13

Through the Bible- Psalms 102-104, Romans 15:1-21

 

Good morning,

Yesterday we considered what it means to us that God hears the groans in our hearts, the Spirit speaking on our behalf to intercede for us.  This knowledge should bring us to the realization of God's love expressed by Paul in words that reveal his strong confidence and trust in Christ in all the circumstances in life that he outlines in the passage.

Romans 8:38-39 (New International Version) ³⁸For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, ³⁹neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

For today's verse we'll go to Romans 15 which is today's New Testament reading, outlined above.  Three times in these two verses we see the word hope.  My son Jeff has said, "hope is my favorite thing to have", may you have it today.
 

Romans 15:12-13 (New International Version)And again, Isaiah says,
   "The Root of Jesse will spring up,
      one who will arise to rule over the nations;
   the Gentiles will hope in him."

¹³May 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.

Commentator James Dunn writes, "The language of the final prayer (v.13) is rich and immoderate, reminding the audiences of their dependence on God through his Holy Spirit for all faith and hope, and relishing the experience of joy and peace."

 

Merriam's defines relishing as the-  enjoyment of or delight in something that satisfies one's tastes, inclinations, or desires

 

I, for one, relish the joy and peace that I have found in Christ.  It is my prayer for you that you would experience and relish His joy and peace as well.

 

Blessings,
Mike

mikevw@bellsouth.net
mikesvotd.blogspot.com

Romans 15:7-13 (New International Version)

 ⁷Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. ⁸For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf of God's truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs ⁹so that the Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy, as it is written:
   "Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles;            
      I will sing hymns to your name." ¹⁰Again, it says,
   "Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people." ¹¹And again,
   "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,
      and sing praises to him, all you peoples." ¹²And again, Isaiah says,
   "The Root of Jesse will spring up,
      one who will arise to rule over the nations;
   the Gentiles will hope in him."

 ¹³May 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.