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Friday... Yes, let's keep at it and see what happens.


Romans 12:12 (AMP), "constantly rejoicing in hope [because of our confidence in Christ], steadfast and patient in distress, devoted to prayer [continually seeking wisdom, guidance, and strength]."

Friday... Yes, let's keep at it and see what happens.

What a tremendous chapter Paul writes while in prison in Rome. Romans 12 is so filled with encouragement and direction. Here in verse 12 (AMP) he says, "constantly rejoicing in hope [because of our confidence in Christ], steadfast and patient in distress, devoted to prayer [continually seeking wisdom, guidance, and strength."



Yes, Paul was living in a house but he had a Roman guard with him all the time making sure he wouldn't leave Rome. He had court dates on his calendar but in the middle of all he was going through he writes in verse 12 encouragement in what we need to do in our lives. He says what he was doing, He was "constantly rejoicing in hope." No matter what he was going through he constantly had hope and he kept at it.

Now it wasn't a self worked up hope. No, he was constantly rejoicing in hope because of his confidence in Christ. And he knew Christ personally. He was in his life. And that is so great for us to do and to have.

Let me ask us, where do we get our hope? And, where is so important and so is when. He says, "constantly rejoicing in hope [because of our confidence in Christ]." Yes, our constantly rejoicing in hope comes from my confidence. Not in our self but in Christ.

Paul goes on, because of that confident hope in Christ then we can be "steadfast and patient in distress" and there is a lot of that going around, isn't there? I know the TV and the Internet are no help but because of our constant rejoicing in hope which comes from our confidence in Christ then we can be "steadfast and patient in our distress." and it's also because we are devoted to prayer [continually seeking wisdom, guidance, and strength." Yes, we need to keep continually seeking wisdom, guidance, and strength through prayer.

Just one verse given by God to a prisoner in Rome can make such a difference in our daily life if we keep at what it says.

The New Living Translation says verse 12 this way, "Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying." That is so good. It really is.

There is so much more in this chapter but let's also keep at our focus on this truth in verse 12, "Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying." Yes, let's keep on. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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