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. (Romans 15:13)
Paul writes in Romans 15 to encourage us all to love with a joyous hope as we serve one another and treat one another as equals. It is so ironic that as he was pointing out the differences between Jews and Greeks then, we today still face issues of discrimination and prejudices. One would think that we CHRISTians would have gotten it by now . . . yet we need the reminder!
Christ has accepted you. So accept one another in order to bring praise to God. (Romans 15:7)
Who are we to think anyone is better than anyone else? If Christ, being God in the flesh, could accept me as one of His own, that I too must accept others made in His image as my equal. In fact, like Christ, I am to serve others! (Romans 15:8)
As we live for Christ, He fills us with His joy, His hope, His peace. We need that more than ever during these challenging days.
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