Today is a beautiful day, because I can shine as a light in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, “holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.” (Philippians 2:16 ESV) Life #joyinverse…

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Today is a beautiful day, because of Paul’s exhortation, “Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the…

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Today is a beautiful day, because Paul was fully dedicated to the cause of Christ, “as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.” (Philippians 1:20 ESV)…

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Today is a beautiful day, because Paul taught that we not give ourselves over to sensuality, greed and impurity, but “to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the…

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Today is a beautiful day, because ” … the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.” (Galatians 6:8 ESV) Life #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Today is a beautiful day, because Paul explains how our not being able to keep the commandments proves our need for a Savior, “Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. But…

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Today is a beautiful day, because the revelation of Christ to Paul drastically changed him forever, “For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it.” (Galatians 1:13 ESV) Life #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Today is a beautiful day, because “… while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given…

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Today is a beautiful day, because God increased the effectiveness of Paul’s ministry through suffering, “We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may…

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