Christ is coming #6

Looking back on Christ's first advent and looking forward to His second advent, Paul found every reason we have to be a people of hope. In Romans 15 he writes:

8 For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, 9 and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name.”
10 And again it is said, “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”
11 And again, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples extol him.”
12 And again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will come, even he who arises to rule the Gentiles;
in him will the Gentiles hope.”
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.

There is Hope for everyone who will call upon the name of Jesus Christ. We will all rejoice together. We should all be rejoicing together now.  As Paul ended this passage, so we will end these thoughts today: 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.