Devotion 5/17, Come Holy Spirit, Come
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
Romans 5:5
If we were to hope for something only to find out later that it was never going to happen, our hope would be disappointed. But the hope of our salvation can never disappoint because it is based in God’s promises to His children by faith in Christ. We are confident that God will always be true to His Word for God cannot lie, God cannot fail (Titus 1:2, Hebrews 6:18, 2 Timothy 2:13)!
How can we be sure of this, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts. When we accept Christ as Savior, our hearts are flooded with His love for us and our love for Him. No longer are our hearts empty and shallow, but they are filled to the brim with the love of Christ! The old is gone, behold the new (Ezekiel 11:19, 2 Corinthians 5:17)!
The moment we receive Christ as Savior the Holy Spirit takes up residence in our hearts. We are filled with God’s eternal love for us.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you so much for the gift of your Holy Spirit who keeps my hope alive, fills me with a sense of your loving presence, empowers me to live for Jesus, and is interceding for me now as I pray. May my life consistently display my confidence in your love by sharing your kindness with others because of my hope in Jesus, in whose name I pray. Amen.
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