Lesson for 7/24

Hey all, the Sunday school lesson for tomorrow comes from Romans 5:1-11. Its titled, "Not Without Hope." As I began to read this lesson, I fell in love with what Paul is writing here. Its a powerful set of scriptures that honestly speak and teaches itself. Verses 1 - 5 "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. - Those first verses are amazing, my favorite began with the transition into verse 3. What it is saying is, we can rejoice too, when we run into problems and trials. For endurance develops strength of character, which in turn strengthens our confident hope of salvation. It kind of reminds me of working out, we condition, tear our muscles, only to build them up and make us stronger! The lesson continues -  " But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.  Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.  And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation."

Enough said right there! This, the pinnacle belief of our faith; we must remember, that without hope or faith, it is impossible to please God; our hope is found in Jesus Christ, who died and rose for our sins so that we  may be reconciled! Gods love has been poured into us, may we continue to rejoice in the midst of adversity and keep confident as we acknowledge our hope of the salvation we are promised.

Thanks for reading - leave a comment!
God bless