The perfect example of love stems from Jesus. He sacrifices His life for the ungodly, the sinners... the people who don't deserve such kindness and forgiveness from the Father. It is through Him that we receive grace from the Lord and mercy for the wrath that God should have placed us under.
Now I find hope in whatever I do. The Bible says that we should delight in our sufferings. Sufferings brings perseverance. It helps us to remain strong in our faith. It builds our trust in the Lord and in all He can and will do.
James 1:2-4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Clearly this concept is reverberated in multiple books in the Holy Word. Our enduring faith in God will help us spiritually grow and become more of a godly man or woman. The cycle basically repeats itself... you become more mature, your faith and hope in the Lord strengthens, your character builds... and it brings us back to the starting point where we become even more mature and the cycle goes on. Hope would never disappoint us because God has already shown each and every person what He can do to save us...to bring us back onto the right path...all from the work of His Son Jesus.
Verse 7 stuck out to me.
Romans 5:7
Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
My point of view: For one to be righteous is when God has considered him to be forgiven and is in God's favour. A good man can become a righteous man if they believed and experience the influential work of the Holy Spirit in him. Christ died for the good people. Christ died for the people who He believed will one day be righteous in God's eyes...and by dying He reinforced this notion that God loves us so and has forsaken His son in order for us to be forgiven from the many transgressions we commit.
We have received reconciliation from God through Jesus Christ. We are spared from the judgement that God would have fired at us if it wasn't for Jesus Christ. I can freely acknowledge that I am protected by Jesus from God's punishment for sinners and it is because of this freedom that I always give back the praises and glory to Him. I love you Jesus and thank you for sacrificing yourself for me on the cross so that I can live my life now.
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