“I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:13 NLT). The apostle Paul prayed that the Romans would overflow with confident hope. What is this hope and

Ears to hear and eyes to see— both are gifts from the Lord (Proverbs 20:12 NLT). One can have ears and eyes, yet still be deaf and blind. The Lord has made both the physical and the spiritual ability to hear and see. Both are grace. Both are gifts. The physical is obvious, but few

Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don’t let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires (Romans 13:14 NLT). First, isnt there the necessity of putting off our old clothes? Certainly, this is what the Word teaches. In his letter to the Colossians, Paul says to put off

“Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other (Romans 12:10 NLT). In Romans 12, Paul described how those who have offered their bodies as a living sacrifice and have received a transformed mind that knows Gods will, should live with each other. In verse 10, Paul gave two marks of

For everything comes from him and exists by his power and is intended for his glory. All glory to him forever! Amen (Romans 11:36 NLT). Pauls benediction at the end of Romans 11 is all encompassing. It declares that all things come from God, for He is the Creator. All things exist through God, for

“They took copies of the Book of the Law of the Lord and traveled around through all the towns of Judah, teaching the people (2 Chronicles 17:9 NLT). In the third year of King Jehoshaphats reign, he sent out teachers of Gods Word to teach all the people of Judah. Jehoshaphat took delight in the

The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known. (Psalm 19:1-2 NLT). When David looked at the sun and blue sky by day or the moon and stars at night, he did not worship them. No, he saw

“Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? (Romans 8:32 NLT). God already gave us His best when He gave us His only begotten Son. Therefore, let us not accuse Him of withholding any good thing from us. If we

Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children (Romans 8:15-16 NLT). What is the greatest proof, the most convincing evidence that we have been adopted into Gods family? Isnt it the internal witness of the Holy Spirit that comes to dwell in us?

For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will. That’s why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God. (Romans 8:7-8 NLT). The apostle Paul wrote that only those who live according to the Holy Spirit are able