Romans 5:5 reads:
And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
Yesterday was Fathers’ Day…and I promised my daughter a game of Skip-Bo with me and each of the boys a couple games of Halo. Now, I had hoped that with it being my day that I would rise as the supreme gamer that night. NOT! Two games of Skip-Bo and I lost both of them. Then, my oldest son (who I can never beat) defeated me in two rounds.
It’s a good thing that my joy and salvation were not contingent upon my success that night. I’m so glad that my Father in Heaven doesn’t intend for trivial things like these to disappoint us to such a degree that we lose our hope and joy for the day. Although we may allow this negative effect on us at times, it is usually the result of putting too much hope in things that don’t have spiritual relevance.
How’s your joy doing this week? Take a minute to do a self-inventory…what are you putting your hope in? This week, may your joy be rooted in placing hope in Jesus instead of your own abilities. May you also be reminded of Romans 5:5, that hope in Him ‘will not lead to disappointment.’
“I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, that our only hope is in God.” Robert E. Lee
And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
Yesterday was Fathers’ Day…and I promised my daughter a game of Skip-Bo with me and each of the boys a couple games of Halo. Now, I had hoped that with it being my day that I would rise as the supreme gamer that night. NOT! Two games of Skip-Bo and I lost both of them. Then, my oldest son (who I can never beat) defeated me in two rounds.
It’s a good thing that my joy and salvation were not contingent upon my success that night. I’m so glad that my Father in Heaven doesn’t intend for trivial things like these to disappoint us to such a degree that we lose our hope and joy for the day. Although we may allow this negative effect on us at times, it is usually the result of putting too much hope in things that don’t have spiritual relevance.
How’s your joy doing this week? Take a minute to do a self-inventory…what are you putting your hope in? This week, may your joy be rooted in placing hope in Jesus instead of your own abilities. May you also be reminded of Romans 5:5, that hope in Him ‘will not lead to disappointment.’
“I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, that our only hope is in God.” Robert E. Lee
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