Faith. Justification. Peace. Grace. Hope. Glory. Don’t those sound like wonderful things? Wouldn’t you like to have all of them? Do you know that you can? Wonder how they are accessible to you? The first step is asking God to give them to.
We may think our faith is ours, but we would only be partially correct. True, we must believe. Yes, we decide to trust God. But it is God who adds to our faith, strengthening it and us along with it. For God strengthens us as we call out to him (2 Thessalonians 3:3).
As we put our faith in Jesus, we are justified. That justification guarantees us eternal life with God. Not only should that justification bring us peace, but we have peace as we live in Jesus Christ. Why do we have it? The grace of God. It is as we stand in God’s amazing grace that we acquire our faith, that it is strengthened by him, that we are justified, and we have peace.
The hope we have is not wishful thinking but a belief that God will deliver on his promises. Our hope is that Jesus came to be our Savior, and we are granted eternal life. It is a hope that brings us great joy and confidence, knowing this world cannot take it away from us. And our hope is knowing we will share in the glory of God. Yes, we will share in the same glory as God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
I pray we all ask God to strengthen our faith. I pray we thank Jesus for our justification and peace. I pray each one of us are thankful for God’s grace, boast in our hope, and know we will share the glory of God. Strengthen your faith. Thank God for his grace. Hope in the glory of God.
Romans 5:1-2 Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God.
Marty Pressey 