Answer: We are receiving the goal of our faith, the
salvation of our souls, (verse 9).
MORE INFORMATION AND/OR OTHER SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
Psalm 35:9: "Then my soul will
rejoice in the Lord and delight in His salvation."
Psalm 62:1: "My soul finds
rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him."
Psalm 119:81: "My soul faints with
longing for Your salvation, but I have put my hope in Your
Word."
Isaiah 61:10a: "I delight greatly
in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For He has clothed
me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of
righteousness,"
Romans 6:19-23: "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 rejoice in
the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also
rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces
perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His
love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, Whom He has given
us."
