When He Says Forever and Always

by Chuck Adair on March 03, 2021

When He Says Forever and Always

Romans 15:11-13

And again,
“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,
and let all the peoples extol him.”

12 And again Isaiah says,
  “The root of Jesse will come,
    even he who arises to rule the Gentiles;
  in him will the Gentiles hope.”

13 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.

Today’s Truth

Not only does our hope come from the Lord, but through the Holy Spirit's power, we are filled with joy and peace in believing. All people who believe are able to participate, but it's not by anything we can do of our own accord. It's one-hundred-percent reliance on God.

Discussion Questions

How have you tried to find joy and peace through your own efforts instead of the Holy Spirit? How did that work out for you?
Where are you prone to put your hope when it is something outside of the Lord?
Where are you prone to lack peace in your life? How do you go about finding peace?

Tags: hope, peace, romans 15

About the Author

Chuck Adair

If you ask Chuck his favorite thing in life to do, he would tell you it is the teaching and preaching of the scriptures and to call all people to engage in the great adventure of abiding with Christ. He desires to connect people with the richness, adventure, and fullness of life that comes through Christ alone and to reach the unchurched, de-churched, dead-churched, and unmoved. Chuck is married to his best friend Kristin and has two adult children, Taylor and Linley. Kris and Chuck believe the quality of their marriage rises and falls, not on circumstances or feelings, but based on their daily abiding with Jesus (Jn 15.5).

When He Says Forever and Always