Romans 15:13

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

'the God of hope' -the God who has removed us from the state of "no hope" (Ephesians 2:11). The God that the Gentiles could "hope" in also. (Romans 15:12) There is no hope apart from the God of the Bible. All other religious systems are "hopeless" systems. (Ephesians 4:4 'one hope'; 1 Thessalonians 4:13)

'fill you' -'When. person was "filled" with something he was acting under the impulse of that something. It was their motivating impulse.' (McGuiggan p. 421)

'with all joy and peace' -to be filled with joy and peace, is to live. life characterized by such attitudes.

'in believing' -that's the key. Truly trusting God and following His will, specifically His will outlined in the first part of this chapter, will bring true joy and peace.

'that ye may abound in hope' -'that...your whole life and outlook may be radiant with hope.' (Phi) We need more members of the Church to "abound in hope", more members that refuse to abandon hope in converting others, or the success of the local congregation, or the belief that people can change.

'in the power of the Holy Spirit' -'by the power' (NASV). The Holy Spirit revealed this message of hope, peace and joy. How much joy, peace, faith and hope we are filled with, depends entirely on how willing we are to become 100% convicted of the Spirit's teaching.