Re:Verse reading–Romans 5:1-11 (day one)
It is a powerful shift in thinking. (Repentance at its finest). In Christ, we move from “now” thinking to “someday”. We shift our values from credit and comfort and control to Kingdom. We pray for His will, His kingdom, His glory, His victory.
The result will be JOY! The New Testament connects these ideas like peanut butter and jelly. “For the JOY set before Him, He endured the cross.”–Hebrews 12:2. “Be JOYFUL in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”–Romans 12:12.
Our Re:Verse reading this week repeats this theme. “We REJOICE in the hope of the glory of God, not only this, we REJOICE in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint!” v 2-5.
Need joy in your life? Start here! Trust Christ! Lift up your head! Make decisions based on “that day”! Look forward! Joy will come. It always does.
