As the Day Ends “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” —Romans 5:1 Evening Devotional Meditation As this day ends, Romans 5:1 invites us to rest not in what we accomplished but in what Christ has accomplished for us. The Greek word dikaiōthentes, translatedContinue reading “Peace at the Gateway of Faith”
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When the Soul Cannot Find Rest
The Bible in a Year “But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.” —Isaiah 57:20 There is something unsettling about watching a storm-driven sea. The surface never settles. One wave crashes into another, the water churns beneath itself, and debris that had been hiddenContinue reading “When the Soul Cannot Find Rest”
Peace Was Made While We Were Still Enemies
On Second Thought “For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” Romans 5:10 Romans 5:1–11 brings us to one of the most needed truths in the Christian faith: peace with God is not something weContinue reading “Peace Was Made While We Were Still Enemies”
Peace That Is Not a Mirage
As the Day Begins “My peace I give to you; not as the world gives.” — John 14:27 When Jesus spoke these words in John 14:27, He was preparing His disciples for turbulence. The cross was near. Confusion would follow. Fear would grip their hearts. Yet in that fragile moment He declared, “My peace IContinue reading “Peace That Is Not a Mirage”
Justified, Not Performing
As the Day Begins “Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:1 The opening words of Romans 5:1 invite us into a settled place many believers struggle to inhabit. Paul does not say we are moving toward peace with God, nor that peace is earned throughContinue reading “Justified, Not Performing”
Standing in Grace
As the Day Begins Romans 5:1–2 Devotional Meditation The Apostle Paul writes, “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through Him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory ofContinue reading “Standing in Grace”