Sunday on Monday - February 2nd, 2026
When Michelle and I were first married, my dad gave me one of his credit cards. Not for emergencies only. Not “call first.” Just this: use it if you need it.
And then one night, we needed it, and I forgot I had it. The money was there. The authority was there. My name was on the card. I just did not live like it.
That is a picture of how many of us live as Christians.
Romans 5 tells us that if we have been justified by faith, we already have peace with God. Not fragile peace. Not conditional peace. Real peace. Hostility ended. Access granted. Relationship restored.
Through Christ, we do not occasionally visit grace. We stand in it.
But over time, familiarity can dull our wonder. Like standing in front of the Rocky Mountains long enough that we stop looking up, we can grow accustomed to what should still leave us in awe. Constant access to God. Unshakable peace with Him. A living hope anchored in His glory.
Paul reminds us that Christian joy is not rooted in pain-free circumstances, but in hope. Hope that will not put us to shame. Even suffering becomes purposeful because God is using it to deepen our endurance, shape our character, and strengthen our hope. And right now, His love has already been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit.
So here is the Monday question.
Which of these riches do you need to remember this week?
You are not trying to earn what you do not have.
You are learning to live from what God has already given you in Christ.
