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
2 Corinthians 4:13 It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak | New International Version...
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
... See moreFor our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 2 Corinthians 4:17(NLT) The life of a warrior for Jesus is one of suffering. But like the passages above shows us, our suffering as Christians is on purpose. We have to embrace it, and like so many before us, find joy in it, and never forget this
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But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a
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