PJP2 PROLOG - 161127 - PROLOG Focus: Romans 5:1-5........LIGHTS - Psalm 66:1-2 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Shout For JOY To God, All the earth; Sing The Glory Of His Name; Give To Him Glorious Praise!".... PJP2 PROLOG POST - 161127 - LIGHTS - Romans 5:1-5 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Therefore, 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.".... I must admit, Crew, I am always amazed, each morning, as He Guides me in doing the PJP2 Entries, on how His Holy Spirit puts the PJP2 Package together. We started out today's postings by pondering our FOCUS within those Moments of Solitude, being able to release our daily (even momentary) anxieties and Be Open to His Flooding us with His Peace, His Presence, His GRACE and His Strength. As we've marched through the rest of the PJP2 7 PRAISES of 161127, we've Heard His Holy Spirit Speak with Regards to God The Father's Heart, His Help and His HOPE. Now, as we make the last turn for today's PJP2, and head into the home stretch, I Sense His Holy Spirit Ending, via this PROLOG, on a Note of Encouragement and Empowerment. Indeed, IF we pause to look around us, our news-reports continue to spew out challenging events going on globally - continued unrest within the nations; ongoing rumors of wars; natural disasters (earthquakes; tsunamis; floods; etc)....on and on we can see, hear and read of all these calamities. BUT (Behold the Underlying TRUTH).....Romans 5:1-5 Reminds us That He Is With us each and every Step of These Challenging Ways..... So, our PROLOG Prayer for the Day is a Paraphrase of Prayer and Praise based on His Holy Spirit's Inspired WORD as Recorded by Paul in his writing to the Roman Believers..... ....Romans 5:1-5 (ESV/emphasis & paraphrase added/jaj)....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Raise our Praise and Worship to You. Lord Jesus, Since we Have Been Justified to God The Father By our FAITH in You, Help us To Be Fully Yours in This FAITH. Holy Spirit, Thank You that we Have Your PEACE With God The Father, again Only Because This Access Comes THROUGH via our Belief In The Lord Jesus Christ. Father God, we Are Humbled and In Awe that THROUGH Him, Your Son, our Lord Jesus, That we Have Also Obtained Access By This FAITH Into Your GRACE In Which we Stand. Lord Jesus we Do REJOICE In The One True HOPE Of The Glory Of God The Father. Holy Spirit, NOT Only In That, BUT we Also REJOICE In Your Presence Within us. Father God, Be With us In our Sufferings. Lord Jesus, Ever Remind us to Know That our Suffering Produces Your Endurance. Holy Spirit, Empower and Strengthen us, Teaching us that Your Endurance, Working In, Around and Through us Will Produce Your Character. O Father God, Open our Inner Eyes that we May See and Understand That Your Character Within us Does Indeed Produce Your HOPE. Lord Jesus, we Thank You for Your HOPE In our Hearts Does NOT put us to shame or disappoint us. We Thank You, Lord, Because Your LOVE Has Been Poured Into our Hearts Through The Holy Spirit Who You Have Given To us. We Lift Up our Prayers and Praise in Your Holy Name, Lord Jesus....Amen and Amen....jaj