Overflowing Hope

There's a really old joke that goes something like this: A guy walks up to the fence at a little league baseball game and asks the outfielder, "What's the score?" The kid tells him that the score is 30 - 0. The man says, "Well, that's not much of a game." To which the young kid replies, "Yeah, but just wait until we get to bat." That young kid had some hope.

I think one of the easiest things to lose is hope. In this world where everything you see on television and hear on the radio is bad news, it is easy to lose hope. When you seem to do all you can just to see that it will never be enough, it is easy to lose hope. The solution is hoping in the Right One.

Today's word is Romans 15:13, NIV, which reads, "May the GOD of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."

It is when we put our hope in things that are not worthy that we end up hopeless. We can rest assured that GOD is worthy and that He will fill us with what we need. I like the way this verse says that we "may overflow with hope..." Overflowing hope only comes from GOD.

We may find ourselves down by 30 runs in the first inning. We may find ourselves down to the wire with no end in sight. We may often find ourselves with way too much month and not near enough money. We may find ourselves in the midst of the toughest battle we ever thought possible. If we will trust in GOD, we may find that He will fill us to overflowing with hope.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T