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 Our Standing,Our State,Our Future

Our Standing,Our State,Our Future

"Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance;and perseverance, character; and character, hope.Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us."(Romans 5:1-5)

This is one of my favorite group of verses.So powerful.So much stated in just 5 verses.These verses not only tell us where we stand but reminds us of the Grace that carry's us through our walk or our state now as we live out this Christian life with the hope of being Glorified with our Lord.Our Standing,Our State and Our Future all coupled together in just a few sentences.Our resting in our Justification.Our walking and experiencing our Sanctification or being set apart to God forever.Our rejoicing in the hope of our future Glorification with our Lord and Savior.

Justified by Faith,Peace with God.We Have Access,Stand in Grace.Perfect favor with God,just as His Son.This is where we stand and it won't change.Rest in this.
Rejoice in Hope.The hope of being with Christ in His glory and glorified with Him.Not just viewing His glory but entering into it with Him and any moment this could happen.
We Glory (or Exult) in Tribulation Knowing That it Produces Perseverance,Character and Hope.Not only do we look back at our justification and peace with God and forward to our being glorified with Him,we can exult in tribulations now knowing and being assured what the result will be.
Hope does not disappoint because we have the Love of God poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.Our hopefulness is not put to shame because the consciousness of God's Love is shed abroad in our hearts by God's gift of His Spirit indwelling us.
His Love for us out weighs anything that might come our way or for that matter anything "we" might bring our way through disobedience and yielding to the desires of this flesh and what this world system might lure us into.His Love is greater than anything this world can produce.

"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."(Romans 5:8)

HIS OWN LOVE THEN AND NOW AND FOREVER. BELIEVE IT.

EVEN SO COME LORD JESUS. PERHAPS TODAY

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