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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Paul wrote, ” I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Galatians … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more