Romans 15:30-33 - I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf, 31 that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, 32 so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company. 33 May the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
Agonizing Times Call for
Prayer
Requested
Ephesians 6:18-20 - praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, 19 and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.
Resulting In
Because
Acts 20:22-23 - And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, 23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me.
Philippians 1:12-14 - I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, 13 so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. 14 And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
Which Results In
2 Thessalonians 3:16 - Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.
# # Joy and Peace Come Through
Romans 15:13 - 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.
And Through Believing In
The phrase “the God of hope” means: the God who is the Source of hope and imparts it to those who trust him. (H & K)
Galatians 5:5 - For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.
Colossians 1:27 - To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Cranfield comments, “The existence of this hope in men is no human possibility but the creation of the Spirit of God” (Romans, 2:748). “There are no hopeless situations,” writes Barclay; “there are only men who have grown hopeless about them” (Romans, 199). (Mounce)
And Through Hope, We …
Are