May the God of Your hope so fill you with joy and peace in believing (through the experience of your faith) that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with hope. (Amplified Bible)
Have you ever poured vinegar over bicarbonate of soda? If so, you will have seen the most amazing chemical reaction as the vinegar explodes the soda into thousands of bubbles and it swells up and pours all over. Great fun!
So what has that to do with our lives? Sometimes the daily walk of life can become very humdrum, bound with routines, pressed down by depressing news, wearied by obligations. Sound familiar?
But the good news is that we have a God of Hope and He doesn't want us to walk through life like that. He wants us to lift our eyes of faith up to Him and believe He's willing and more than able to fill us with Joy and Peace to such an extent that we start to bubble over with hope for the good things He has stored up for us in the days to come. After all, He's given us His Holy Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead so all things are possible with Him in our lives.
Maybe there are some things right now in your life that need some resurrecting. Well can I tell you, God is the God who wants to get your hopes up, and to start believing afresh that with the help of the Holy Spirit those things can be brought to life again and more besides!
Will you say this with me?
"Thank you Lord You are my God of Hope and You want me to start hoping again for the good things You have stored up for me and for us all. I believe You are filling me right now with Your Joy and Your Peace as I trust in You, and as I keep believing, I shall bubble up and bubble over, and over and over. For Your glory. Amen."
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