| Yesterday's Bible Study |
In this morning's verse from Romans, Paul says that the Lord can fill us up with joy, peace, and hope. If you think about your relationship with the Lord today, would you say that it's a source of these things above all else? Today, we'll dig into the verse and see how we can experience joy, peace, and hope in our relationship with the Lord.
The verse indicates that God is the source of our joy. While we likely have successes or other reasons to enjoy our lives, our most important source of joy is knowing God. Knowing the Lord brings us joy because He is good to us in so many ways. He tenderly guides us through life, He sees us through every hurt, and He loves us more than we could ever possibly comprehend. If we feel discouraged, we can reflect on the character of God and be strengthened.
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The Lord also gives us peace. We can have this peace because He has promised us many good things. We know, for instance, that we will spend eternity with God. Nothing and no one can take away our salvation; and while our present lives are short, eternity lasts forever. We know that nothing can happen in our lives that will go against either God's sovereignty or His goodness--and we can have peace because He is always faithful.
Knowing this about the Lord gives us hope. Indeed, Paul calls God the God of hope, which means we do not serve an indifferent God--He cares deeply about our future. Because He is good and loves us so deeply, we do not have to be afraid about what will happen when we die. Nothing that happens will diminish the myriad of reasons that we have for hope in the Lord today and forever.
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