July 23, 2023
Romans 8:12-25
Grace is not about finishing. It is about beginning.
Grace is not about excuses. It is about newness.
Grace is not about what we do. It is about what God is doing and has done. Grace produces hope because God is at work. Our hope is in the faithful work of God.
The hope of God is bringing about a new thing by restoring all of creation. By God’s grace, our hope does not rest in what we do or leave undone. Instead, our hope is found in what God has done and is doing. Our hope rests in God’s faithfulness.
We have reason to cast our optimism and pessimism aside and to hold onto hope.
Whenever we feel we have reason to doubt, God offers us an invitation to touch, taste, and see. Through water, bread, and wine, and in the inbreaking of the Kingdom of God, the hope of the world reveals to us that God is not done with us.
Our hope rests in God’s unchanging, unwavering grace.
