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“Therefore, since we have been
justified through faith,
we have peace with God through our
Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we have gained access by
faith into this grace in
which we now stand. And we rejoice in
the hope of the glory of God.”
Romans 5:1-2 (NIV)
”‘ . . . justified
through faith. . .’” Because we believe in God, He treats each of us ‘just
as if I’d’ not sinned. When we ask Him to forgive us of our wrong doing, He takes
his arms of love and wraps them around us and He speaks to our hearts as if we
were completely whole.
”‘ . . . peace with
God . . .’” in the process of confessing our sin, we begin to feel a
calmness about certain issues involved with our lives. We express thanks to God
for our newly found calmness. We feel His presence in new found ways.
” ‘ . . . access by
faith. . .’” As we proceed through the process of confession we find our
faith strengthened. Because our faith is strengthened, we gain more insight
into the things of God.
”‘ . . . into this
grace . . .’” We experience God’s grace as we walk with Him through our
daily lives. Sometimes we have times where we see God’s hand in an event in our
lives-a friend might say something to inspire us, we might feel the need to
pray for someone and later find out they had a need.
”‘ . . . rejoice in
the hope. . . ‘”We are to have joy in our anticipation of our being in
heaven with Jesus when our time on earth is over.
”‘. . . of the glory
of God.’” When we get to heaven we will see God in all His splendor. We
will experience our arrival at our true home. All that we will see and share in
will be ours because of His great love for us, love that we do not deserve.
Click here to hear an American favorite hymn on grace:Amazing Grace
Click here to hear an American favorite hymn on grace:Amazing Grace
I need to meditate more on these truths today and everyday. Thank you for this timely reminder. :)
ReplyDeleteKaren: Thank you for stopping in. We all need to meditate on God's truths for our lives.
DeleteWe have been studying the virtues of love and forgiveness in my Bible Study. God's grace is amazing. Thank you for your post!
ReplyDeleteJanette: Thank you for stopping by. Without God's grace, we wouldn't have what we have-that relationship with Him.
DeleteDear Quiet Spirit, To answer your question, here in Australia the school year always starts at the end of January through to December. Dates do vary slightly between states but only by a week. Also public schools only have six weeks holidays for Summer whereas private/independent schools have an eight week break. My son attends a private school, the term dates for 2013 are as follows:
ReplyDeleteTerm 1 -> Tuesday, 29th January - Thursday, 28th March
Term 2 -> Tuesday, 16th April - Friday, 21st June
Term 3 -> Tuesday, 16th July - Friday, 20th September
Term 4 -> Tuesday, 8th October - Friday, 6th December
Hope this helps. God Bless!