Remember and Rejoice

So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.
Romans 5:11, NLT*

New Christians are so vibrant and full of joy. Whatever our spiritual “age,” let’s think about what relationship with God means:

no dread, or fear of punishment no hopelessness about our lives confidence to approach God with our needs (see last week’s post) peace in our spirits forgiveness and cleansing from our sins changing character and behaviour h...