2 Corinthians 6:10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything. | New International Version (NIV) | Download The Bible App Now
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2 Corinthians 6:10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything. | New International Version (NIV) | Download The Bible App Now
it does not depend on outside happenings. Christian joy is independent of circumstances and can cohabit with sorrow. Paul said he was “sorrowful, yet always rejoicing” (2 Corinthians 6:10). A heart filled with the love of God is filled with “joy in the Holy Spirit” (Romans 14:17).
J. Oswald Sanders • Spiritual Leadership, Spiritual Discipleship, Spiritual Maturity Set of 3 Sanders books
“If you only look at us, you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That’s to prevent anyone from confusing God’s incomparable power with us. As it is, there’s not much chance of that. You know for yourselves that we’re not much to look at. We’ve been surrounded and ba
... See moreTherefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Corinthians 12:9b–10, emphasis mine)