Mr. Faith, God’s usher into grace.

Romans 5:2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. In the last verse, we were encouraged that we have peace with God because of God’s work on our behalf through Jesus. Today we take more encouragement from the glorious accomplishment of Jesus Christ. Not only do we have peace with God, but it is through Jesus Christ that we have been introduced to the grace in which we stand before God. We obtained or received this introduction into grace by faith. To think that faith is something we do, would totally contradict the line of reason Paul has been establishing from 3:20 and would introduce an invasion of a thief into the presence and glory of God. For God to get all the glory and for us to have an unassailable peace with God, all of the work must be done by Him. God grants faith to all whom He justified in Christ in order to usher them into His presence with nothing to boast about but the love and grace of God. We were ushered into the place of grace in which stand by Mr. Faith, whom God sent for that very purpose. For this reason, we have hope that God will get glory in heaven for eternity as we stand before Him as recipients of His grace. If Mr. Faith ushered us into God’s grace, then we have hope that He will testify to God on our behalf. This assurance gives us such hope that we can now exult, today, in hope of the glory of God. It’s as certain to happen as it is certain that Jesus was sent to be our righteousness before God. This makes me want to love God for His love, for the peace and hope found in Christ, and to share His love with others. That’s living to love with Jesus. Acknowledgment: Music from “Carried by the Father” by Eric Terlizzi. www.ericterlizzi.com