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In The Garden Daily Devotional
"God Of Hope"
Pastor Wayne Clabaugh
Scripture Text: "Now the God of Hope fill you
with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may
abound in Hope, in the power of the Holy Ghost."
Romans 15:13 (KJV)
Are you abounding in Hope today my Friend?
Notice, the text doesn't just say that you'll have
hope, but it says
"...the God of Hope fill you with
all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound
in Hope." HOW??? "...in the power of the Holy
Ghost!"
Faith fills us with joy and peace and the Holy Ghost
causes our cup to overflow with Hope. Without God,
our lives are basically filled with anticipation and
expectation. That in itself isn't bad, but with the
realization that without God, all that we could
attain, purchase or conjure up is merely temporal,
it's easy to see that worldly attempts at hope are
at best, "hopeless".
Hope transfers the crimson red to the pale white
colorless canvas of our lives, and with a few dashes
of the brush of Calvary, it blends the colors of joy
and peace into immortal and unfading hope. Faith
then excites Hope to do her best work, until the
present laments of our soul become radiant
Masterpieces.
Oh I know, we
are facing one of the most despicable deeds ever
handed o us by our own Government - for those of us
here in the USA. For those of you in other countries
you too have fought battles over your faith,
finances and freedom that have left you almost
speechless. But Wait! Our faith cannot rest on how
we feel or what we see.
"Now
faith is the substance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen." Hebrews 11:1 (KJV)
Our faith then
- rests on God's Word; and hope
rests on faith, and hope that rests on faith and
relies on faith, cannot be ashamed. It is the anchor
of the soul, "... which entereth into that within
the veil; so that we might ...lay hold upon the
hope set before us" (Heb 6:18-19).
Lastly it would serve us well to remember that faith
rests on the "promises of God" not
the promises or the deeds of men. It is not perfected
on feeling, and is indifferent to emotion, but
believes against all circumstance that God cannot -
WILL NOT be
unfaithful! If God has promised something to
you, it is as certain as if you held it in your
hand.
When the deed
is done and the die is cast... there's still GOD!
It's not over until HE SAYS SO! Got Faith??
Let's pray:
O Father, help me to know the "Hope of Thy calling",
the "riches of the glory of Thine inheritance in the
saints", and "the exceeding greatness of Thy power
towards them that believe". Above all, grant me the
spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of
Thyself as I learn to trust in you today. In Jesus' Name I Pray, Amen (ref., Eph
1:18)
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