Through him (our Lord Jesus Christ) we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”
Romans 5:2
Lest we think higher of ourselves than we should, we must hold one undeniable truth; I need God. It is by Him and through Him that we claim our existence, acknowledging without Him, we can do nothing. Thus, we come to this profound truth found in Romans chapter five of three intertwined absolutes - faith, grace, and hope.
Let me remind you of the Discovery Bible Word Study Notes summary on the definition of hope ~
Hope (1680/elpís) is active, confident waiting as God's Word in us matures (consummates) "through love" (Gal 5:6). Hope is the "interim" period that extends from the time faith is inbirthed by God to its expression through divine love.
Biblical hope (1680/elpís) carries God-inwrought confidence that goes with His work of faith (Heb 11:1). Obeying faith, in the process of hope, consummates into the active expression of God's love (cf. 1 Cor 13:13).
Hope runs on God's timetable, not ours. God first births the persuasion of His will (desire) in the believer by His work of faith (Heb 11:1; cf. 1 Jn 5:4; cf. 2307/thélēma). This may find immediate temporal fulfillment, but this active waiting can extend into the distant future (even heaven, Heb 11:39).
In these absolutes, we begin with faith. Faith is our trust in God that brings us into His presence in a posture of agreement and receptivity.
We find hope that rejoices in the glory of God and rests upon our ability to access His grace by faith. You will notice Romans makes clear it is the grace we stand in.
Faith takes us to grace. Hebrews 4:16 is our invitation to come boldly; Gr. 3954 paresis ~ freedom, openness especially in speech, boldness, denoting a freedom to speak openly and without fear. Strongs Lexicon.
It is His grace we are to stand in. Again, Hebrews 4:16 tells us we are to find grace (discover, after searching) the grace to help in the time of need that God abundantly supplies.
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work, 2 Cor 9:8.
Grace is sufficient for anything and everything we find ourselves facing BECAUSE it is the enabling power of God to, and for, us. There can be no true faith operating in me if we are not moving into grace. I might be operating in control, but faith takes me into all that God has provided in Christ Jesus. There is a God, and it is not me. I am not capable of controlling my life. You and I must have our dependency upon God. It is faith that draws us in. There, we look for and find His power and ability; we stand in that.
Rejoicing in hope in the glory of God gives us assurance that we have moved by faith into grace. My confidence is not in myself but in the grace that enables me.
The glory of God is seen not only by God’s character manifested on my behalf but also by my reflection of His character as I stand in His grace.
Faith, grace, and hope ~ all in and from Him.