Verse of the Day 10/4

 

Romans 15:13  May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.  English Standard Version (ESV)

 

The last few days have been fairly hectic for me and I have neglected to send out a verse for the day.  I needed to hear about the hope, joy and peace that is available to me, to all of us, no matter what we have been through or what we may be facing.  The verses in the Bible that speak of hope are precious to me, mainly because of my son Jeff.  For two years after suffering a TBI, he did not speak.  Since that time he has been a young man, now a grown man of relatively few words but some of them have been of great inspiration.  One of his matter of fact sayings has been "hope is my favorite thing to have".

 

Today's verse brings me back to that.  He has joy and peace and hope because He believes in Jesus.  He trusts in Him, hopes in Him, and rejoices in Him daily.  Today, once again, Jeff is a reminder for me that I need to be the same way.

 

Don't let the "busy-ness" of life choke out your joy, your peace, and your hope.  Keep believing.

 

So when doubts arise and cloud your mind
My friend, don't be deceived
For with a knowledge of the Word of God 
In our hearts we can believe

You can take God at his word
He is faithful kind and true
Not a prayer will go unanswered
In His time He'll see you through

Keep believing in what you know is true
Keep believing, you know the Lord will see you through
When troubles rise in your life 
and you don't know what to do, 

 

If you're looking for answers and you can't find your way
And the enemy tells you that there's no need to pray
You just remember God is faithful and His word is true
Everything He's promised is what He's going to do
And you'll be fine if you just keep believing   (Keep Believing  - Gaither Vocal Band)

 

Read the passage from The Message below.  May it encourage you to sing a hymn and keep believing.

 

In Christ,
Mike

 

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Romans 15:7-13

The Message (MSG)

^7-13 So reach out and welcome one another to God's glory. Jesus did it; now you do it! Jesus, staying true to God's purposes, reached out in a special way to the Jewish insiders so that the old ancestral promises would come true for them. As a result, the non-Jewish outsiders have been able to experience mercy and to show appreciation to God. Just think of all the Scriptures that will come true in what we do! For instance:

Then I'll join outsiders in a hymn-sing;
I'll sing to your name!

And this one:

Outsiders and insiders, rejoice together!

And again:

People of all nations, celebrate God!
All colors and races, give hearty praise!

And Isaiah's word:

There's the root of our ancestor Jesse,
    breaking through the earth and growing tree tall,
Tall enough for everyone everywhere to see and take hope!

Oh! May the God of green hope fill you up with joy, fill you up with peace, so that your believing lives, filled with the life-giving energy of the Holy Spirit, will brim over with hope!