5 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. (Romans 5)
The first verse of our passages is very well-known, as it is a clear, concise truth of our Christian faith. But we must not stop there, as there is a whole mix of blessings in this paragraph: not only is their faith and peace, but hope, rejoicing, love, character, and a whole lot of Grace. We are standing in and on the grace of God in Jesus Christ. It starts where we stand. We are trusting in Christ to do what we cannot: make us righteous before God, give us this peace with God, allow us to have access into the presence of God, joyfully look forward in hope to God's presence and glory, live life, which is full of struggles, knowing that God is in this process, by His grace, to develop us into the people He wants us to be. Even the love of God can only be experienced and expressed by His grace; we are unable on our own to receive it or pass it on. It is by being in the room of God's grace that we may receive all these blessings. It's where we want to be; it's where we need to be. May you accept and receive all God has for you today.
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