Paul
the apostle instructed the believers in Rome, “Isaiah
says, There shall be a root of Jesse,
and
he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the
Gentiles trust”,
and in chapter
fifteen and verse thirteen of Romans,
Paul shared another scripture where it says, “the
God of hope fill you with joy, peace and hope through the power of
the Holy Ghost” where
we read:
Now
the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,
that
you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
The
verse begins, “Now
the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, ...”
Paul
began with the word, “now”
which means “at this present time and moment” “the
God”
or “the Godhead and trinity which is comprised of God the Father,
Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “of
hope”
which means
“expectation
of good” “fill
you”
which means “make the believers in Rome to abound, be furnished
and supplied liberally” “with
all joy”
which refers to “with each, every, the whole and everyone of the
causes of cheerfulness, calm delight and gladness” “and
peace”
or “and tranquility, security, safety, prosperity and felicity”
“in
believing”
which means “in thinking to be true, confident within, trust and
fidelity”. Paul prayed that God would make his believing readers
“all
the joy and peace”
they should receive in having “trust and fidelity” in God.
The
verse continues, “...
that you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.”.
Paul added the words, “that
you may abound”
which means “so the believers in Rome would exceed a fixed number
of measure, be above a certain number and overflow” “in
hope”
or “within expectation of good”, “through
the power”
which means “by the strength and ability” “of
the Holy Ghost”
which refers to “pertaining to the third person of the triune God
who is coequal and coeternal with the Father and the Son”. Paul
also desired for the believers to “overflow” with “expectation
of good” by way of God's “Holy
Spirit”.
When
we meditate upon these words of Paul, we see how “joy, peace and
hope” are available through “the God of all hope”.
God is the source for these wonderful spiritual attributes, and those
who receive His Son Jesus may know “joy, peace and hope”
in the “fullness” God desires. God's Holy Spirit comes
alongside people who do not know Jesus as “Savior and Lord”, and
He is equipped to provide “joy, peace and hope” to all who
accept His offer.
Next
time
Paul tells the believers in Rome they are,
“full of goodness, knowledge and able to admonish one another”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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