PJP2 THANKS - 161203 - THANKS Focus: Romans 5:1-5........HISTORY - Psalm 95:2 (ESV/emphasis added/jaj)...."Let us Come Into HIS Presence With Thanksgiving; Let us Make A JOYFUL Noise To HIM With Songs Of Praise!".... PJP2 THANKS TEXT - 161203 - HISTORY - 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 am Thankful for HIS STORY for The Results of God's PLAN for our Reconciliation and Redemption - which, as we see in Romans 5:1-5, God The Father Provides us....PEACE, GRACE, JOY, HOPE, LOVE and His Holy Spirit....as well as Encouragement, even in the midst of Suffering.....I am Thankful that our FAITH In HIM does Strengthen our Endurance, Builds TRUE Character in HIM....AND All Of This Is God's Free Gift of His LOVE. I am lastly Thankful that All Of God's Free Gifts of His LOVE are not external, BUT Indeed they, Like Himself, Reside in our Hearts! My Prayer of Thanks for us today would be....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, Thank You for Your Loving and Saving Grace. Lord Jesus, as we Pause and Ponder on Your STORY this Advent Season, May we Ever Reflect Your WORD and TRUTH. Holy Spirit, May Your Free Gifts, Given By God The Father, Shine Through us to those who do Not Yet Know You. Father God, May Your PEACE, GRACE, JOY, HOPE and LOVE be Evident in All we Say, Think and Do for You and Your Kingdom. Lord Jesus, In Your Holy Name we Lift Up our Prayers and Praise to You....Amen and Amen....jaj