Justification brings peace, access, and hope- even in suffering.

Because we are justified by faith, we now have peace with God- not just inner calm, but a restored relationship with Him.

Through Jesus, we also have access into grace. In other words, we don't have to earn our way in- we already stand in God's favor.

Paul then says something surprising: we can rejoice even in suffering.

Not because suffering is easy, but because God uses it to grow us.

Suffering produces:

• endurance
• character
• hope

And that hope is secure because it is rooted in God's love, poured into us through the Holy Spirit.

Reflection ?: Do you live like you are standing in grace or still trying to earn access to God?

Dig Deeper: Why does Paul connect suffering to hope instead of despair?