GOD’S OVERFLOW!

Romans 15:13 (AMPC) May the God of your hope so fill you with all 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.

Overflow! When the bath or the sink overflows it causes panic! Or when we pour a hot drink and it overflows we all jump back, as I did this week when mine overflowed everywhere!

But when God gives us overflow it should have the opposite effect. God’s overflow is a blessing, something to enjoy and jump into! It’s something to look forward to and expect from God. In this verse Paul talks about overflowing with confident hope because the Holy Spirit has filled us with His joy and peace. If we forget He wants to do that for each one of us, we may not even be looking to Him to do it in our lives.😊

In Ephesians 1:8 Paul talks about us overflowing with God’s grace, kindness, wisdom and understanding. Luke 9:17 The disciples experienced overflow when Jesus fed the 5,000 and had 13 baskets left over. Psalm 23:5 David speaks of our cup overflowing with God’s provision. Proverbs 3:10 then He will fill your barns to overflowing and your vats will overflow with good wine. John 10:10 (AMPC) Jesus said,  “I came that they may have and enjoy life and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).

Overflow - surplus - more than enough! Overflowing grace and hope, overflowing joy and peace, overflowing finances, overflowing love in our hearts to give to others because we’ve received God’s overflowing love for us.

1 Thessalonians 3:12 And may the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow and overflow.

I’m into overflow! How about you?😊 Can I encourage you today to have another look, a fresh insight into God’s heart which is one of overflow towards us?  But more importantly to be open, to actually expect and receive His overflow in every area of our lives.

Thank You Lord so much for Your overflow, especially as we can’t earn it or deserve it, it’s all because of Your amazing grace to us through Jesus. Amen.

May your weekend overflow with His goodness!😊x

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