RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE AND JOY
The kingdom of God is not a matter of food and drink, but instead it is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
The kingdom of God is not a matter of food and drink, but instead it is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Through Him also we have our access by faith into God’s favor in which we firmly and safely stand.
The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, Who was crucified. He is not here; He has risen, just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay.
Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
To the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord before all ages now and forevermore! Amen.
Instead I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.
And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him, to give His people the knowledge of salvation through forgiveness of sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.
But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished.
May the God of Hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit