“I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13 NLT)
Our old fridge did not have a replaceable water filter, so although it was hooked up to a water supply, we stopped using the automatic ice maker. Instead, we regularly filled plastic ice trays with filtered water and carefully placed them in our freezer. Every time we needed ice, we would have to go through the process of manually refilling these ice trays. Since we weren’t using the automatic ice maker, we used the space to hold bags of frozen vegetables and fruits. The bin had a metal feeler arm that sensed when it was full and turned off the ice making process. It didn’t matter what we filled it with, as long as the bin was not empty, the automatic ice maker stayed inactive.
When we don’t trust the source of our supply, we tend to rely on our own resources. We depend on our talents, support networks, and concepts of self-sufficiency. If we keep our life crammed with fillers, the Holy Spirit stays dormant. Faith is confident trust in God. We learn to wait in the emptiness, knowing that the hollow space is essential for the Spirit to work. God, the source of hope, fills us completely with joy and peace when we trust in him. When we rely on the power of the Holy Spirit, we are hooked up to a continuous supply, which enables us to overflow with confident hope.
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