Our Hope of Sharing God's Glory

Acts of Worship
Awe of God

Glory To God in the Highest

Romans 5:1-5  The Message

Developing Patience

5 ^1-2 By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us—set us right with him, make us fit for him—we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. And that’s not all: We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his door to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might stand—out in the wide open spaces of God’s grace and glory, standing tall and shouting our praise.

^3-5 There’s more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we’re hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we’re never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary—we can’t round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!

For Reflection
God wants us made right! God has thrown open the doors to God's Glory.  God has invited us into his kingdom.  God has sent his son to give us the key for sharing God's glory.  Its not hard to understand. God has shared God's own creative power with us.  God has given us free will to choose to be creative people.  We have the capacity to invent good and righteousness selflessness in the face of the cultural pressure to be self-centered, unjust and destructive.  God wants us to create a kingdom of compassion, justice, peace and hope.

Pray

for the courage to be compassionate.  Pray for the wisdom to act justly.  Pray for peace that transcends the human condition.  Pray for the realization of God's Kingdom.