1 Peter 3:14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
1 Peter 4:14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
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The last two times the word happy is found in the Bible are above […]
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James 5:10-11 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
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“We count them happy which endure.” In our Christian life there are many hills and mountains we must climb, many […] -
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Acts 26:2 I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:
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The word happy is found only six times in the New Testament and yesterday we noted that we are happy when we are found serving Jesus and then others in His name. (John 13:17 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.) The next occurrence of […] -
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John 13:15-17 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
17 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
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If you had a choice today would you rather be happy or sad? Silly question for wouldn’t we all rather be […] -
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Lam 3:22-26 It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
24 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
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Rev 4:1-2 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.
2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
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I don’t know anyone who would not want to enter into […] -
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Prov 16:31 The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Josh 14:11 As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.
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Age, the passing years and the circumstances of life can rob us of many things, but not our usefulness […] -
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1 Cor 15:51-52 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
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How quickly life can change, even it seems like the blink or twinkling of an eye as the Bible says. One word from a doctor today, one call […] -
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John 4:1-4 When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,
2 (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)
3 He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.
4 And he must needs go through Samaria.
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Not one of the disciples walking with Jesus that day would have gone through Samaria to go from Judaea to Galilee, they would have went around Samaria no matter what that may […] -
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Job 23:10-12 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
11 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
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How hard it must have been for Job to maintain that attitude in the midst of the trials […]