Hope, Joy, and Peace
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you will abound in hope and overflow with confidence in His promises. Romans 15:13
This came up in my spirit this very morning when I awoke. Maybe it is the holiday season as we think on the promise of salvation and redemption that He sent into the earth through His son Yahshua the Christ, but I am empowered and reminded today upon my very rising who our source is.
So today I turn and remind us:
He is the source of it all! Yahweh God, our Father and Creator is the source of hope, joy, and peace. It cannot be found in anything or anyone else, and it is His perfect design so that we may walk with Him, in perfect (mature) unity. Aligned with Him in every moment and every season, every day, and every hour. It is complete to overflowing with “confidence in His promises.” What do we have need of? It is in Him, and because we are a son we have full access. It is almost counterproductive to say we have “need” because it almost suggests lack. There is no lack in Him. The supply of heaven- spiritually and naturally is available to us. Our confidence, our faith, our assurance is IN Him. It is found IN Him.
The Greek definitions for hope, joy, and peace are as follows,
Hope: expectation, trust, and confidence
Peace: prosperity (blessing)
Joy: gladness, cheerfulness, and calm delight
May we move forward in the power of Holy Ghost that is not measured out sparingly, but we abound (exist in large quantities) in it. That our confidence and belief is so set in Him that prosperous peace and delightful joy overflow from our very bones, the likes of which cannot be contained. The wind of Holy Spirit is within you- the very breath of the Spirit of Yahweh God is within YOU, today and everyday.
I say to you again….. may the God of hope fill you fully and completely that by the power of Holy Ghost you will abound and overflow with confidence in His promises.