Filled by Hope
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โข If you could be a cartoon character filled with something, what would it be? For example, it could be your favorite food or an emotion. Why would you want to be filled with that?
โข How would you describe someone who has hope? What would that person look like, and how do you think that person would act?ย
โข If you were to talk to your closest friend for one last time, what would you tell him or her? Tell us how you would encourage and bless your friend.ย
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๐๐ข๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐บ ๐๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ. ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฑ:๐ญ๐ฏ
As the apostle Paul brought his letter to the church in Rome to a close, he wrote a blessing. He wanted the Roman believers to be filled with joy and peace. This is what would enable them to live a life of hope. In a world that is filled with many things, believers are to draw from and be filled by God. Today, letโs look at this passage closely and reflect on how we can apply it to our lives.ย
๐ญ. ๐๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ.
๐๐ข๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ . . . ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฑ:๐ญ๐ฏ
Paul spoke of God as the God of hope. He brings hope, and He is our hope. Rather than being filled with despair, anxiety, or hopelessness, we can be filled with who He is and what He is doing in our lives. If God were not our source of hope, what do you think our lives would be like? Why is it important to understand and appreciate this truth that God is the God of hope?ย
๐ฎ.ย ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ท๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐บ.
๐๐ข๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ . . . ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฑ:๐ญ๐ฏ
God is not only our source of hopeโHe is also our source of joy and peace. Because of who He is, we can experience His joy and peace (wholeness) no matter what we face. There is security that comes with this. How has God filled you with joy and peace in hard times? Recall an instance explaining this.ย
๐ฏ. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ.
๐๐ข๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐บ ๐๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ. ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฑ:๐ญ๐ฏ
Our God of hope has given us the Holy Spirit, who enables us to abound in this hope as we believe in God. The Holy Spirit is at work in us to transform us so that hope would abound and be evident in our lives. Therefore, we can be beacons of hope to those around us, and we can proclaim who He is with confidence. What do you think it looks like to abound in hope?ย
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โข In what area of your life do you need hope, joy, and peace? Articulate your prayer and lift up your concerns to God today.ย
โข What is one thing you can do on a daily basis to know God more and trust Him more?ย
โข How do you think you can be a beacon of hope to those around you?
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โข Thank God for the hope we have in Him. Pray that you would have hope, joy, and peace that can only come from Him.
โข Ask the Holy Spirit to cause you to abound in hope. Lift your concerns to God and ask Him to work in, for, and through you.ย
โข Ask God to make you a beacon of hope to those around you. Pray for eyes to see His heart for people and for opportunities to share the hope you have in Christ.ย