Romans 15:13
“I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Do you ever feel tired, empty, hopeless, lonely, or even miserable? We all struggle with different things from time to time throughout our hectic lives. Satan is the king of busyness and hopelessness. He will completely pollute our thoughts and blind us to our purpose in life. He can even make us feel so hopeless that we hinder or limit the power of the Holy Spirit that is within us.
So many times I get caught up in problems of the world or my profession that I lose sight of the “Source of Hope”. Does this sound familiar? God is referred to as many things and one of them is the “Source of Hope”. He is the only hope. Satan confuses so many people when it comes to hope. Look around at all the addictions people struggle with. This even leads to depression.
Paul was so filled with the Holy Spirit that he would sing, preach, write, and pray about Christ while he was in prison. I don’t know about you, but it would be extremely hard for me to have such a positive attitude and make the impact that Paul did under those types of circumstances. We can learn a lot from Paul and the example he was. He was the definition of Light in a dark world. I truly believe that Christ provided this example to us for the simple reason of completely depending on God for our “Source of Hope”. This is what Paul had. He didn’t do this himself. Christ did it through him and Paul allowed himself to be a tool for God to speak through. We must do the same thing no matter our circumstances or situations in life. Whether we are diagnosed with an illness, broke, broken, confused, discouraged, tired, depressed, sick, etc… We have to believe in Christ and choose to allow the Holy Spirit to produce fruit throughout our life.
Father thank you for creating the Word to guide us! Lord you knew we could not do it on our own. I pray that we will allow you to be the source of Hope throughout our lives and not turn to any other temporary solutions. I pray that we remain strong in you. I lift up all the people who feel hopeless today and ask that you comfort them and show them truth. Give them Peace and Joy as you guide and direct their paths. Amen.
