Justified by faith, confirmed with obedience...

Father, your creation declares your greatness and lovingkindness, encouraging statements of pure truth in our daily walk... Faith is one of THE most important aspects of our lives when considering our place in your universe, O Lord. By definition from the spirit-inspired author of Hebrews, "Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." It's a mystery of mysteries to believe wholeheartedly in something we can't see, hear, feel, smell, or touch, but as followers of Jesus Christ THIS is our calling in Him no matter how "illogical" it may seem. Why is this SO important for us; Paul, to the Romans clarified the reasoning when he wrote, "Since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 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." (‭‭Romans‬ ‭5‬:‭1‬-‭5‬) Faith leads to obedience to your will for us, and as such, it justifies us in your eyes, and it's a beautiful thing to have peace through Jesus Christ… Thank you, Jesus, for showing us that you are the way, the truth, and the life; THE answer for those committed to seeking the truth in all things!