Accessing God's Grace: Our Established Hope

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We Have Peace With God

Because we are already justified, We Have Peace With God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Because we have peace with the Father we have gained access, by that faith, into the grace into which we have been established. What privileged people we are! This enables us to grow in grace, mature in our Christian life, and rejoice in the established hope we have in Jesus. We have been given all we need for life and godliness, not only in the calm waters of life, but when the tempestuous storm is raging in our face and the mighty waves of doubt and fear are battering at the door. Our natural desire in life is to live in ease and to avoid life's problems and pain, but Scripture reminds us that only those who face the distresses of life through His sufficient grace, develop the patient endurance and proven character that is so acceptable to the Lord, which in turn results in mature faith and a hope that is firmly established in Him. Let us all praise and glorify our Heavenly Father for the blessed hope we have in Christ which will never disappoint us, because God's over-abounding love has been poured in our hearts through the gift of the Holy Spirit Who took up residence in our hearts the moment we trusted in Christ.

and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,

Our United Prayer:

Heavenly Father, thank You that we have access by faith into Your amazing grace, and have been enabled to stand firm in the evil days. We praise You that our hope is based on nothing less than the Person and Work of Jesus Christ, Who cannot and will not disappoint us. Thank You that Your gracious love has been poured into our hearts in great measure through the Holy Spirit, as a guarantee of Your precious promises. In Jesus' name we Pray, AMEN.