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rejoice in hope

Romans 5:1&2
"1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God."

We are studying Faith Words in our daily devotionals. In this series, we are looking at classic words used by Christians to communicate very specific ideas and concepts. We started with the word the world absolutely hates... SIN. We are all guilty of SIN, and deep down inside we know it. Next we read about TRUST, and we read about the founding father, Abram! We are inspired by his TRUST becoming actions that form the foundation of our beliefs. And, last week we read about the GRACE of GOD! We don't want to take advantage of the goodness and mercy of GOD. God is making us who and what we are! When we are blessed to become a “new creation” in Christ Jesus, it's thanks to the Holy Ghost! It's GOD'S plan! We should NOT boast.

This week we are going to build upon what we have studied and learn more about HOPE. We return to Paul's letter to the Romans. It is an outstanding source that teaches the importance of what we believe and how those beliefs influence the way we live our lives.

Paul lays on the FAITH WORDS thick; "Therefore being justified by FAITH, we have PEACE with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by FAITH into this GRACE wherein we stand, and REJOICE in HOPE of the GLORY of GOD." it's an optimistic message about our Salvation given to us by Jesus. We need to know we can REJOICE in HOPE!
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