GRATITUDE FOR PEACE WITH GOD
November 9, 2026Therefore, 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 stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Romans 5:1-2 We just celebrated the gems of redemption and justification explained in Romans 3:22-24. Now we find that those gems lead to another bright jewel of grace: peace with God. Peace is listed in the passage on the Fruit of the Spirit found in Galatians 5:22-23. There are actually three aspects of peace: 1) peace…
GRATITUDE FOR THE GRACE GEMS OF REDEMPTION AND JUSTIFICATION
And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by His graceG5485 through the…
GRATITUDE FOR GRACE UPON GRACE
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This…
GRATITUDE FOR ALL GOD’S BENEFITS
BlessH1288 the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. . . Psalm 103:1-2 (ESV) What does it mean to “bless the…
GRATITUDE TO GOD FOR THE HARVEST
Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You. The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us. God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth shall fear Him. Psalm 67:5-7 Psalm…
GRATITUDE FOR GOD’S BLESSINGS
May God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us, Selah, that Your ways may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all…
GRATITUDE FOR STRENGTH AND PEACE FROM THE LORD
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness. . . The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peaceH7965. Psalm 29:2, 11 Psalm 29 describes the…
GRATITUDE FOR GOD’S GRACIOUS GAZE
‘May the LORD bless you and keep you; may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’ Numbers 6:24-26 We wanted…
GRATITUDE FOR GOD’S PROMISE TO EVE
Jesus did not just appear on the scene when He was born in Bethlehem. In fact, Jesus created the earth and all that is in it! Colossians 1:13-15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over…
HUNT DOWN HARMONY
Shun youthful lusts and flee from them, and aim at and pursue righteousness (all that is virtuous and good, right living, conformity to the will of God in thought, word, and deed); [and aim at and pursue] faith, love, [and]…
GRACE, MERCY, AND PEACE
To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peaceG1515 from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 1 Timothy 1:2 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of…