WE CAN REJOICE NOW BECAUSE JESUS DIED FOR US!

Romans 5:3-21 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us they help us learn to be patient. And patience develops strength of character in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are strong and steady. Then, when that happens, we are able to hold our heads high no matter what happens and know that all is well, for we know how dearly God loves us, and we feel this warm love everywhere within us because God has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. When we were utterly helpless, with no way of escape, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners who had no use for him. Even if we were good, we really wouldn’t expect anyone to die for us, though, of course, that might be barely possible. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since by his blood he did all this for us as sinners, how much more will he do for us now that he has declared us not guilty? Now he will save us from all of God’s wrath to come. And since, when we were his enemies, we were brought back to God by the death of his Son, what blessings he must have for us now that we are his friends and he is living within us! Now we rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God all because of what our Lord Jesus Christ has done in dying for our sins making us friends of God. FRIENDS, GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME. HE IS ALWAYS LOOKING OVER US WITH HIS DIVINE PROTECTION. YOU BELONG TO JESUS, NOW SERVE HIM WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, MIND AND BODY! Hebrews 10:11-14 Day after day, the priests offered sacrifices that could never take away our sins. But Christ died for our sins and then sat down in the place of highest honor at God’s right hand.