Romans 5 outlines how we have peace with God, how we stand in God’s grace and the certain hope we have in Jesus. This is a hope that stands up in the face of suffering and is based on what God’s already done

God loves to work through ordinary clay jars like us. In Jeremiah 1, God not only calls Jeremiah to a difficult task, but comforts and reassures him as well. God's words to Jeremiah area a great encouragement for us too. It is our God who equips and enables.

When Israel lose sight of God, they quickly turn to idolatry and their downfall. God shows here how getting him right is the path to life.