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.
The means of that filling, the means by which we experience joy and peace is through trusting in God. The more we trust God, the greater our joy, the greater our peace, and the greater we experience this hope that the Bible elsewhere calls ‘the anchor of the soul’. But the hope we experience as Christians is not a static thing, it is a hope that increases in its magnitude and in its proportion. As we grow in grace, the Holy Spirit works within us, increasing the depth, the breadth and the intensity of that hope in our souls. 1
Application
- What is the one thing that is really overwhelming you right now?
- Will you ask God for His overwhelming power to fill you with His peace and joy; and will you ask Him to remove your fear, doubt, and anxieties right now?
Prayer
Lord, help me experience the truth of this one verse today.
1. Sproul, R. C. (1994). The Gospel of God: An Exposition of Romans. Great Britain: Christian Focus Publications.