I will greatly rejoice in the LORD. … I will extol the LORD at all times: his praise will always be on my lips. I will glory in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together.
Philippians
December 10, 2019
The joy of the Lord is your strength
Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. … Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The LORD, the LORD himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. … He is my God, and I will praise him and I will exalt
December 9, 2019
You are my portion, O Lord
All things are yours; … And you are of Christ; and Christ is of God. … Our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. … God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the
December 8, 2019
We also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. … If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.
December 1, 2019
One thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead
No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.
November 30, 2019
Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices
The Lord is righteous; he does no wrong. Every new day he does not fail.
November 28, 2019
My brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord!
Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all share the one loaf.
November 28, 2019
Thanksgiving – 10
Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all share the one loaf.
November 23, 2019
Thanksgiving – 5
I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.
November 23, 2019
Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise!
Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.