Abound!

There are some words that just jump out at me and give me cause to ponder. In today's verse, the word "Abound" is such a word.  The more I looked at it, studied it, pondered it, and mulled it over, the more I began to understand.  You see, the word translated as "abound" quite literally means "filled to overflowing." 

Read the verse again using "filled to overflowing" in place of "abound".

"Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may be filled to overflowing in Hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."