Tag: joy
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What is God’s will for your life?
I Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Rejoice always . . . for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” Have you ever wondered what God’s will is for you? What does He want from you? What is your God-given purpose for being alive? A search of the Bible for the words “this is the…
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The Spirit’s Power
Romans 15:13 “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” What are your strengths? Maybe you are stronger than the average person physically. Perhaps you can bench press more than most, or…
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Bearing spiritual fruit
Galatians 5:22 – 23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” The fruit of the Spirit should be manifested in every Christians’ life. So, if you are a Christian, is it these things that describe you? Or do you…
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The very best things
Leviticus 3:16 “The priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering, a pleasing aroma. All the fat is the Lord’s.” Have you ever wondered what in the world the verse above is all about? I have. Then one day it dawned on me that in Hebrew, “the fat” also means “the best…
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Why read?
John 17:13 “But now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves.” Why read the Bible? A person who is not a follower of Christ might ask that question. To many, reading the Bible is a total and complete waste of…
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Controlling our emotions
Psalm 126:3 “The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.” Do you realize that joy should be the prevailing emotion of a Christian? In fact, we have actually been commanded by God to rejoice, per the words from Philippians 4:4: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I will say, rejoice.” Like all…
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The believer’s hope
Psalm 121:7-8 “The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.” One of the greatest blessings of the believer is his or her joyful anticipation of the future. Isn’t it so often that the fear of the future robs people of…
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The overcomers
John 16:33 “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” Jesus gave us His Word that we might have peace – in this world – in spite of inevitable tribulation – in this world. This peace was possible because…
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Emotional contrasts
John 16:20 “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.” What makes you happy and what makes you sad? According to John 16, your relationship to Jesus will have a big effect on the answer to…
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From darkness to light
Psalm 119:143 “Trouble and anguish have found me out, but your commandments are my delight.” When we find ourselves in a fix, when troubling things creep up on us and suddenly put us in a tailspin, what on earth should we do? Life happens, as they say, and difficult and troubling things come to everyone. Yes, even…
To Encourage You 