Today is a beautiful day, because “Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.” (Ephesians 4:29 NKJV) Grace Welcome to Joy in Verse! Please take a minute to subscribe to this content by adding your email address to … Read more
We have spent the last few posts looking at what love means. If I can take the liberty to explain what I came up with in writing this biblical study on relationships, this is what seems to be a good description. From the book: “In contrast, real love is a conscious decision to put the … Read more
Lord Jesus, Your grace abounds. You are the only One who can measure it or quantify it, as You are the source of the disbursement and the One who chooses the type of gift, according to Your good purpose. Holy Spirit, keep me on the path to use the gifts given specifically to me as … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because we receive spiritual gifts by the grace of Christ, “But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.” (Ephesians 4: 7 NKJV) Grace Welcome to Joy in Verse! Please take a minute to subscribe to this content by adding your … Read more
Father, you have taken me to the woodshed today. I was reminded by Your Scripture, and by a comment posted by a reader of my content, that nothing I have or do does not go through Your hand first. I thank You for giving me two confirming sources that gently bring truth in order to … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Paul humbly marveled at his calling to preach to the Gentiles, “To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,” (Ephesians 3: 8 NKJV) Grace Welcome to Joy in … Read more
Father, thank You for Your master plan toward reaching the Gentiles. Thank You for delegating Your grace to Paul to walk out Your purpose. Thank You that, because of Your Grace, I was called by name to become of Your household through Christ and the spirit of adoption. Thank You for grafting the nations into … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Paul explained his part in God’s plan for reaching the Gentiles, “For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles— if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, how that by revelation He … Read more
Almighty, Loving Father, You performed a great work in me through salvation. I am a new creation. My old nature was not upgraded to a better one, it was replaced by my new nature in Christ Jesus. The gift of salvation changed how I think, believe, and live according to my belief. It was nothing … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” … Read more