The Promise Is: Hope

Therefore being justified

by faith,we have peace

with God through our

Lord Jesus Christ: By

whom also we have

access by faith into this

grace wherein we stand,

and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations

also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience,

hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts

by the Holy Ghost which

is given unto us. For

when we were yet

without strength, in

due time Christ died

for the ungodly. For

scarcely for a righteous

man will one die: yet

peradventure for a

good man some would

even dare to die.

But God commendeth

his love toward us,

in that, while we were

yet sinners, Christ

died for us.

~*~Romans 5:1-8 ~*~

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 Because I was a sinner with no strength of my own, Christ died for the ungodly. Because Christ died for the ungodly, I have access to grace that stands. Because I have access to the grace and love of God, tribulation is now my glory. Because tribulation is now glory, I have hope. And hope maketh not ashamed.

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

~*~Romans 12:12~*~

That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

~*~Hebrews 6:18~*~