THE JOY OF THE LORD "The Joy of the Lord is your strength." (Nehemiah 8:10)
TWENTY REASONS SALVATION GIVES ME GREAT JOY
1. I know God as Love. (1John 4:8-16)
2. I know God is good, for His mercy endures forever. (Psalm 136:1)
3. I know I am now free from all condemnation in Christ. (Romans 8:1)
4. I know I am living under grace – loved, valued, accepted, and forgiven forever. (Romans 6:14)
5. I know Jesus as God's gift of righteous. (Romans 5:17)
6. I know I am a righteous new creation in Christ. (2Corinthians 5:17-21)
7. I know my salvation as eternal security – not a thing I can lose, but a person (Jesus Christ) who will never leave me or forsake me. (Hebrews 13:5)
8. I know my needs are met in Christ. (Philippians 4:19)
9. I know I can rest in the finished work of Christ. (Hebrews 4:9)
10. I know I am blessed with the gift of eternal life. (Romans 6:23)
11. I know my heavenly Father as the God of the fresh start – the God who forgives all my sins. (Psalm 103:2-3)
12. I know salvation is the good news that I am now reconciled to God. (2Corinthians 5:17-21)
13. I know Jesus lives. (John 14:19)
14. I know I dwell in Christ, and He dwells in me, and we are a winning team -- united forever. (1Corinthians 15:57)
15. I know simple faith as the victory that overcomes the entire world. (1John 5:4)
16. I know the Word of God as Good News. (Luke 4:18-21)
17. I know I have a future. (Jeremiah 29:1)
18. I know Jesus as the peace that passes all understanding. (Philippians 4:7)
19. I know I am more than a conqueror in Christ. (Romans 8:37)
20. I know I am complete in Christ. (Colossians 2:10)
We rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory." (1Peter 1:8)
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