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Romans 5:3-5 - Hope Never Disappoints.

Romans 5:3-5 (NLT) We can rejoice, too, when 
we run into problems and trials, for we know 
that they help us develop endurance. 4 And 
endurance develops strength of character, and 
character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 
5 And this hope will not lead to 
disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because 
he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our 
hearts with his love. 

COMMENTARY PEARL

It's Already Yours
   Have you ever owned something that you 
didn't use? Have you ever gone shopping for 
something, only to come home and find it in your closet 
already? I have done that. I get this idea that I 
need a blue shirt. I have in mind exactly what it 
should look like. Then I go shopping, come home, 
hang it up, and see that I already have that blue 
shirt. No wonder I had such a vivid idea of what it 
should look like. 
   This is how we can be as Christians. We 
are searching for things that are already 
hanging in our spiritual closet, so to speak Many 
times we ask God for what He has already given us. 
 
   For example, we pray, "God, give me 
peace." But the Bible says, "We have peace with God 
through our Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans 5:1). God is 
saying, "Enjoy it to the fullest." 
   We might say, "God, I need more love," 
when actually we need to use the love God has 
given us. We are praying for more of an emotional 
feeling of the love that God already has given us. 
God won't necessarily answer a prayer like that. 
When we love someone, when we forgive someone, it 
is an act of obedience, believing "the love of 
God has been poured out in our hearts by the 
Holy Spirit who was given to us" (Romans 5:5). 
   God has given us everything we need for 
spiritual growth. Many of us simply need to read His 
Word to find out the balance in our spiritual 
bank account. And then we need to start 
appropriating it. [Every Day with Jesus by Greg Laurie] 

LINK FOR FURTHER STUDY ON THIS PASSAGE

Romans 5:3-5 - Hope Never Disappoints.

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2020/20201204-1014.html 

YOUR COMMENTS

If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or 
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either 
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in 
hearing from you.  Thanks in advance and let's keep 
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred 
Gibbs  

LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT

Most Important Decision in Life: 
http://www.youtube.com/embed/WGnEuGwvXqU?rel=0 

Steps to Peace by Billy Graham: 
https://stepstopeace.org/ 

A Man without Equal by Bill Bright: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiVa7UoruIo 

Seeking God Made Real: 
http://vimeo.com/31489782 

Prayer Made Real: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc8VdMV26VE 

Importance of Choice: 
http://creationhealth.com/CREATION-Health/Choice [click on video]  

Medical Seminar on Healthful Living by David 
DeRose, MD, MPH: 
https://www.smartlifestyletv.com/lifestart 

LINKS FOR BIBLE STUDIES 

Lifting Up Jesus Bible Studies: 
http://www.liftingupjesus.net/ 

Amazing Facts Bible Studies: 
http://www.amazingfacts.org/bible-study/bible-study-guides.aspx  

Hope Awakens Bible Study Guides: 
https://www.hopeawakens.study/lesson-header;id=2 

Glow Tract Video Bible Studies: 
http://www.bibleresearch.info/ 

LINKS FOR BIBLE PROPHECY SEMINARS

Islam and Christianity in Prophecy, The 
Third and Final Conflict by Tim Roosenberg: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHSJB-fuHLU&list=PLWhQIHGTHlkaGg5Cwe3NDzWtFX8vNSpsE 

Unlocking Bible Prophecies by Cami Oetman of 
Adventist World Radio: https://www.awr.org/bible 

Revelation Now by Pastor Doug Batchelor: 
https://www.revelationnow.com/ 

Hope Awakens by John Bradshaw of IIW: 
https://itiswritten.tv/programs/hope-awakens 

Prophecies Decoded by Pastor Ron Clouzet: 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1A435C5373550657