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Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!” (WEB) The interesting thing about the word ‘always’ is that it means always! The Apostle Paul reminds us in today’s Scripture reading that we are to have a rejoicing mindset how often? …all the time! In Ephesians 5:20, Paul restates this when he says … giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father; (WEB) I truly believe that the more that we can embrace a thankful life, the more that we see things to be thankful for....

Colossians 3:15-16 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord. (WEB) I like how today’s Scripture reading starts… ‘Let’ the peace of God rule in your hearts. Then it goes on to say ‘Let’ the word of Christ dwell in you richly… When I read this, it sounds like our part in...

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it. (WEB) This is a wonderful prayer from Paul. He prays that the God of peace would sanctify us completely… body, soul and spirit. Keep in mind that it is God that does the sanctifying, not us! It is His work to do and as Paul says, He is faithful and He will do it! If you are struggling in...

2 Thessalonians 3:5 May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ. (WEB) The Christian life is a life where we learn to live by our hearts. We are not called to try and figure out the Christian life in our intellect and we are not called to live it out in our emotions. It is in the very core of our being that God leads and direct us. As a matter of fact, Proverbs 3:5-6 tells us not to lean on our own understanding in any way… Trust in Yahweh with...

Philippians 4:12-13 12 I know how to be humbled, and I know also how to abound. In everything and in all things I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need. 13 I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me. (WEB) When we usually quote verse 13 of this passage of Scripture, we seldom include the previous verse. When we declare… ‘I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me’, we are typically referring to something other than contentment. While it is true that this...