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It may be strange or foreign to talk about Peace and Hope in the midst of suffering because we often do not think of those two descriptive words having anything to do with when we are suffering. But we are going to see that we can experience peace and hope even when we could be discouraged or when we could be depressed, or simply just upset with a certain situation.

Ultimately no matter the situation we can have peace with God, and can therefore experience real peace and real hope in times of suffering. All of this is made possible, because of the work Christ did for us on the cross and through the power of His resurrection. And that peace and hope can be real now.

Romans 5:1-5(NIV) Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

Paul is telling us that we are not putting our faith and trust in a God who might, or maybe, or could possibly deliver on His promise of heaven and salvation from the angry wrath of God. But we can rest assured that these promises of peace and hope can be fulfilled because God has already delivered or fulfilled His promise to save us from the death of sin in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Our peace and hope are based on the love God has already expressed to us and has for us in that Jesus has already died for our sins that we would be able to choose to be reconciled to the Father through this selfless act of grace.