Romans 15 God’s Precious
Gift to Us- HOPE
It is my most favorite
word- hope. I have said that over and
over again in my life time. What in the
world would I do without hope. I can
only imagine how horribly I would have faced the loss of my first child or the
path of my cancer journey without that wonderful hope that He is my Savior;
that I will most assuredly see my little one in Heaven; that if I had faced
death through cancer that I have that wonderful assurance that I will most
definitely go to Heaven to see my Savior.
Just how to we obtain
that hope? Vs. 4 For whatever things were written before were
written for out learning, that we through the patience and comfort
(encouragement) of the Scriptures might have hope. Paul quotes Isaiah in verse 12- “In Him the
Gentiles have hope.”
Vs. 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy
Spirit.
I found myself with an
amazing amount of hope all throughout my cancer journey. I was utterly
surprised by the joy that God gave me. Like that verse twelve says, I abounded
in hope. I was immersed in His
love. I did not lose hope and I know
without a doubt that it was because His Word had grounded me. His word had
comforted me and encouraged me before that time and every single day through
that journey. His Word was in my heart.
Some days I was so weak I could not study the Bible deeply or take notes and underline
verses like I usually do every day. I
sometimes had my sister or my husband read a chapter to me. When I was too weak to hold my regular Bible
I would get my mother’s very thin little Bible and read from it. The Scriptures were my refuge, my hope, my
comfort.
What a precious gift
from God, HOPE!
