Read Romans 15:4-13

Wednesday

Read Romans 15:4-13

⁴Everything written in the Scriptures was written to teach us, in order that we might have hope through the patience and encouragement which the Scriptures give us. ⁵And may God, the source of patience and encouragement, enable you to have the same point of view among yourselves by following the example of Christ Jesus, ⁶so that all of you together may praise with one voice the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

7 Accept one another, then, for the glory of God, as Christ has accepted you. ⁸For I tell you that Christ’s life of service was on behalf of the Jews, to show that God is faithful, to make his promises to their ancestors come true, ⁹and to enable even the Gentiles to praise God for his mercy. As the scripture says:

“And so I will praise you among the Gentiles;

I will sing praises to you.”

¹⁰Again it says,

“Rejoice, Gentiles, with God’s people!”

¹¹And again,

“Praise the Lord, all Gentiles;

praise him, all peoples!”

¹²And again, Isaiah says,

“A descendant of Jesse will appear;

he will come to rule the Gentiles,

and they will put their hope in him.”

13 May God, the source of hope, fill you with all joy and peace by means of your faith in him, so that your hope will continue to grow by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Think

Do you have hope?  The good news about Jesus is the source of our hope.  And Paul prays that God would fill you with his hope.

Pray

God of hope.  Fill me with all joy and peace in believing.  So that I may abound in hope, by the power of the Holy Spirit.  Amen

- Romans 15:13