Prayer is conversation with the LORD, God Most High. If we are ungodly, we qualify. … 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. When it comes to the topic of hope, Romans provides many verses to inspire you. In Romans 5:3-4, Paul develops for the Romans what we have discussed as “the process of hope” Experiencing tribulation, Paul tells us, should produce in us patience. Romans 5:5 Context. 2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. "putteth not to shame"-it does not deceive, it does not mock us, it is not disappointed. The Hebrew Scriptures emphasize repeatedly the future hope of Israel and the promises of future salvation. Since we have access to the Father, we can boast in the “hope of the glory of God” (5:2b). Romans 5:5, KJV: "And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us." That is where our lives start. We begin a new section of Romans this morning that runs from 5:1 thru the end of chapter 8. If you find yourself to be deficient of any of these, take a moment and pray, asking that the LORD would strengthen these in you for the benefit of hope in Him. …rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer…” Romans 12:12. 3 Not only so, but we[c] also glory in our sufferings,(H) because we know that suffering produces perseverance;(I) 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. I avoid lines and traffic. Here in chapter 12, Paul is reminding the community of Jesus’ disciples in Rome of this by exhorting them that as we experience tribulation and trouble, our response should be a patient one. To be hopeful is to have a confident expectation that something that has not happened will happen at some time in the future. New International Version (NIV), ver 11; Ro 11:15; 2Co 5:18, 19; Col 1:20, 22, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Luke, Comfort Print, NIV, Biblical Theology Study Bible, Comfort Print: Follow God’s Redemptive Plan as It Unfolds throughout Scripture, NIV, Quest Study Bible, Comfort Print: The Only Q and A Study Bible, NIV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Acts, Comfort Print, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Romans, Comfort Print. Romans 5:5 and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us. In Romans 5-8 Paul argues that those who have trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ are the inheritors of the promises made to Israel. And we [] boast in the hope of the glory of God. If we want to have true and lasting hope… As long as we remain self-righteous, we don't have a chance. (John 16:33) He knew the hope to which he was calling us, and this blessed hope is what we await patiently for enduring and conquering in his name until his return. But Paul tells us not only to have patience in the waiting, but to rejoice while we are hopeful. I avoid lines and traffic. We can wait on the LORD expectantly in the midst of trouble – He will deliver us. May it be so in us, LORD Jesus, today! The book of Romans is one that is filled with some of the greatest verses about the Hope. While we are waiting, what should our disposition be? While we are waiting, what should our disposition be? Paul is encouraging the Romans to pray steadfastly; that is, with constant attention. To be hopeful is to have a confident expectation that something that has not happened will happen at some time in the future. Regular and steady prayer will serve to strengthen our hope. And hope — Such hope as is the fruit of faith, patience, and experience, namely, the full assurance of hope; maketh not ashamed — Does not shame and confound us with disappointment, but we shall certainly obtain the good things hoped for; yea, we know it cannot shame or disappoint us, because we have already within ourselves the very beginning of that heaven at which it aspires.