Today is a beautiful day, because “…our sufficiency is from God, who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.” (2 Corinthians 3: 5-6 ESV) Life #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Today is a beautiful day, because “… thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to one…

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Today is a beautiful day, because God taught Paul to depend solely on him, “For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence…

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Today is a beautiful day, because we have hope in Christ, “If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.” (1 Corinthians 15: 19-20 ESV) Life #joyinverse…

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Today is a beautiful day, because Paul explains, “Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches.” (1 Corinthians 7:17 ESV) Life #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Today is a beautiful day, because Paul discusses settling disputes outside the church, “Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life!” (1 Corinthians 5: 3 ESV) Life #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Today is a beautiful day, because Paul spoke against divisions in the church, “So let no one boast in men. For all things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours, and you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.” (1…

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Today is a beautiful day, because the church takes risks for the spread of the gospel, “Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well.” (Romans 16: 3-4 ESV)…

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Today is a beautiful day, because Paul explains God’s plan to extend salvation to include the Gentiles, “For if their rejection (the Jews) means the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead?” (Romans 8:15 ESV) Life #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Today is a beautiful day, because Paul assures us, “For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus…

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