1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Studyheadquarters dot com. 3 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: You're listening to daily devotions with Pastor John I'm john 4 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: Stongey and today's devotion is inspired by Romans chapter fifteen, 5 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:26,320 Speaker 1: verse thirteen, which says, may the God of Hope fill 6 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: you with all joy and peace in believing, so that 7 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 1: by the power of the Holy Spirit, you may abound 8 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: in hope. Hope is a gift from Jesus that is 9 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: worth embracing. He's blessed us with the understanding that we 10 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 1: can be completely confident that He will fulfill every promise 11 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: he has delivered to us in his word. There are 12 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: many people in this world who live without hope. Some 13 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 1: even do so willingly as they actively reject the hope 14 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: that's secs cured by trusting in Christ. Through faith in Jesus, 15 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: we are blessed with a confident hope that is designed 16 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: by God to overflow from our lives. Scripture also reveals 17 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 1: to us that with hope, we're blessed with joy, peace, confidence, 18 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:23,119 Speaker 1: and power. Each of these blessings are supplied to us 19 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: in abundance through Jesus when we trust him stop working 20 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 1: against what he's trying to teach us, and stop working 21 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: against what he's trying to do within us. Our future. 22 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:40,400 Speaker 1: Hope directly impacts the quality of our present life. Each 23 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:44,400 Speaker 1: day seems more purposeful when we acknowledge all that Jesus 24 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: holds in store for us. Even our trials have a 25 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: silver lining because we know they are being used for 26 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: our good and will not last forever. Let God cause 27 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: your hope in him to overflow from your life and 28 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: be used to bless those he has surrounded you with. 29 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 1: Let's pray. Lord, we thank you for your word, and 30 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: we thank you for the privilege that it is to 31 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 1: be able to look at this portion of scripture today 32 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: from the Book of Romans and Lord, in this portion 33 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 1: of scripture, you're referred to as the God of hope, 34 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:25,799 Speaker 1: and as we've come to know you in a personal 35 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: way through your son Jesus Christ, we understand that this 36 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: is true. You fill us with hope. You help us 37 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:38,639 Speaker 1: to see beyond our present circumstances. You give us confidence 38 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: in you that you have great things in store for 39 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: all those who know you, and we're grateful that that's 40 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: something you've granted to us. Lord, We're also thankful for 41 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: the fact that you fill us with joy and you 42 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: fill us with peace as we trust in you, and 43 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 1: as your spirit works within us and you enable us 44 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: to abound in hope that rubs off on other people. 45 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: Others experience hope through interacting with us. You're accomplishing a 46 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: work within us that directly impacts other people, and we're grateful, 47 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: Lord to see this amazing work that you're doing. Thank 48 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 1: you so much, Lord for these reminders from your word, 49 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: and thank you for allowing us to see beyond our 50 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,640 Speaker 1: current moment into the glorious future that you have in 51 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: store for all those who believe in you. We commit 52 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:31,919 Speaker 1: this day to your care, and we pray this all 53 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: in Jesus' name. Amen.