by Dona Hake
Romans 15:13 (GW)
“May God, the source of hope, fill you with joy and
peace through your faith in him. Then you will overflow
with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
He is our source, He is our River of Life from whom ALL blessings flow, and only good things flow from Him. Praise God He is our Hope! We are told in the scriptures to guard our hearts with all diligence for from our hearts flow the issues of life. If our hearts are not right and things are out of balance, everything will seem wrong. Ultimately His flow of life will go from abundant, and be like a trickling of water. This makes me think of the times that I would be watering my garden in the summer, and all of a sudden the water stopped because of a kink in the hose. The supply was cut off, and in order for it to flow fully I had to straighten the hose out. He created us to have our hearts be a place where His life flows from. As we guard our hearts and minds that life will flow freely in an unhindered way.
Praise Him today that He is your source of life, and that life is meant to bring you hope, and bring hope to a lost and dying world. My friends, you are called to His plans and purposes, and He promises to work in you as you serve Him. What a blessed hope we have in Him as we live and love Him.
Romans 8:28-30 (Phillips translation)
who are called according to his plan, everything that