November 1, 2026 - Romans 5
“Since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (5:1). Furthermore, because of this, “we rejoice in hope of the glory of God” (5:2). And “not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us” (5:3-5). And, oh my, “God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (5:8). And then, “We have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God” (5:9). And “more than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation” (5:11). And these things are but a sample of the catalog of all that we have in Jesus Christ! Makes one want to sing, doesn’t it?
What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul!
What wondrous love is this, O my soul!
What wondrous love is this, that caused the Lord of bliss
to bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for my soul,
to bear the dreadful curse for my soul.
When I was sinking down, sinking down, sinking down,
when I was sinking down, O my soul!
When I was sinking down beneath God's righteous frown,
Christ laid aside His crown for my soul, for my soul,
Christ laid aside His crown for my soul.
To God and to the Lamb I will sing, I will sing;
to God and to the Lamb, I will sing.
To God and to the Lamb who is the great “I AM,”
while millions join the theme, I will sing, I will sing,
while millions join the theme, I will sing. –Anonymous (19th century)
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