Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20160322

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Today is a beautiful day, because of the joy resulting from loving one another and serving one another with whatever talents and gifts we possess. (1 Peter 4 and 10) #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20160321

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Today is a beautiful day, because Peter tells us that the end of all things is near, so we are to be clear-minded and self-controlled so that we can pray. (from 1 Peter 4: 7) #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Tribute

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My father fought in WWII in the European theater. Many of the men who went over with him didn’t come back with him. I never heard him talk about the worst of his experiences during the war, though I know he saw great tragedy. This poem was written as a tribute to thank those who…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20160320

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Today is a beautiful day, because God told Job, “Behold, I am the God of all flesh. Is anything too hard for me?” (Jeremiah 32:27) #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20160319

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Today is a beautiful day, because the Old Testament gives examples of God’s New Testament plan for salvation–“Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.” (Genesis 22:2) #joynverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20160317

Today is a beautiful day, because we can ask God for wisdom without doubt that He will give it, so that we are not like a wave of the sea tossed about by the wind. (from James 1:5) #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20160316

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Today is a beautiful day, because “the word of God is living and active, sharper than a double-edged sword; it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” (Hebrews 4:12 NIV) #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20160315

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Today is a beautiful day, because the word of God will not return void, but will accomplish what He desires and achieve His proposes. (from Isaiah 55:11) #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20160314

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Today is a beautiful day, because before He raised Lazarus from death, ‘Jesus said to her (Martha, the sister of Lazarus), “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” She…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20160313

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Today is a beautiful day, because “many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary and had seen what Jesus did (in raising Lazarus from the tomb), put their faith in Him.” (John 11:45) #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday