Do you have people in your life who are particularly special to you? Friends. Relatives. Mentors. Do you sometimes wonder how to pray for them?
The Apostle Paul wrote a letter to the Christians in Rome. He loved these people. He had been very involved in their conversions and he really wanted to see them again.
But since he couldn’t be there to teach them in person, he decided to write them a letter of encouragement and instruction.
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”
Romans 15:13 RSV
I think it’s interesting that the prayer Paul wrote for his dear friends started and ended with hope.
Paul asks the God of hope to bestow joy and peace through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. The result is bountiful hope for today and for the future.
So we can pray for God to give joy and peace to our loved ones and know that the result will be everlasting hope.
Is there someone in your life who appears to be particularly hopeless? Perhaps your prayer for them should be for the God of hope to fill them with joy and peace.
LORD, Today I recognized someone in my world who seemed to be particularly hopeless. May you fill them with your joy and peace through your Holy Spirit so that they may be able to rest in your arms and experience your hope.
Thank you🥰😍-Tiff
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