Hello my friends and welcome back to the morning mindset.

It is time for you and for me to get our minds aligned with the truth of God.

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All right let's dig right in.

We are in Romans chapter 15 and we're looking at verse number 13.

Now we read this yesterday kind of as the summary statement of Paul's thanks to God that

he was giving for the mercy that he's given to the Gentiles and the truthfulness he's

demonstrated to the people who are Jews.

And this phrase in particular in verse 13 is one that just kind of echoes in my heart.

I think I once heard a song that was based on this verse and it just sticks in my mind

in the truth of it sinks deep into my soul as a result and I want to walk through it

with you and kind of flesh out some of the things that I see here.

Verse 13 says 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.

Now first of all as I've pointed out in the last few episodes when the apostle Paul says

may the God of hope or may God do.

He's really revealing something he's asking God to do for us.

So he's telling us what he's praying for us.

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