Overflowing

DEVOTON
ROMANS
OVERFLOWING
Rom 15:13
13 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.
NIV
Well, here is a great saying, a great promise which I really should be able to grab a hold of or take to heart so to speak. The God of hope, he is the author of hope, without him there simply is no hope, no anticipation of goodness, no expectation of eternal life. This God of hope fills me with all joy and peace as I trust in him. Now there does seem to be something here I am responsible for, trusting in him. I would suppose is a person did not trust in him, that person would never be filled with all joy and peace. Yet, here I am filled to the brim. Here I am so filled with this joy and peace. Maybe I should look at the Greek here. Joy here is reflected as a calm delight and peace as the tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and fearing nothing from God and content with its earthy lot, of whatsoever sort that is. What an awesome thought. I am filled, no not just filled, but overflowing with a calm delight. I am overflowing with this tranquil state. What an incredible way to live. This is by far one of the best promises, the best result of knowing and trusting in God. With so much anxiety in life, with so much tension as well as unrest this world has to offer. With all the struggles to “get ahead” to “plan for the future” many people seem to be preoccupied with, it would seem to me this peace is a needed thing. It would seem being in a tranquil state, being assured of salvation and not having to fear anything from God, not having to be concerned about his wrath, as well as being content with where and what a person has in this life would be greatly desired. Maybe they do not know about it, maybe that is why God has filled me to the brim, to overflowing with this hope, this joy, this peace, so that others may enjoy that which overflows out of me by the power of the Holy Spirit. Maybe the joy and peace I have is not really for me in the first place, but I am but a vessel to be filled to overflowing so others may enjoy those things.