Devotion:
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Read Romans 15:13.
Everyone needs joy and everyone needs hope. This scripture verse is Paul praying for the Christian people of Rome. It is a powerful statement about what God can do in the heart and mind of every Christian. Paul asks God to fill these believers with all joy and peace in believing as they trust in Him. God is the only source of lasting hope we have for our lives. Paul is not asking God to just give us joy and peace in their hearts. He is asking that as these believers trust in God, their faith will bring joy and peace to their hearts. In other words, help them to keep believing so that they can experience joy and peace.
Paul asks that these Romans have this joy and peace in believing so that they may abound with hope with the power of the Holy Spirit. Paul is asking God to give them more than just human hopefulness. He is asking for Holy Spirit-powered hopefulness. This is a great prayer to ask God for others or for ourselves. What more could we wish for than to be filled with joy and peace and abounding in hope? This verse is often used in churches today as a closing benediction.
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