How Are You Doing With Your Word?

How Are You Doing with Your Word?

“Finally my brothers, rejoice in the Lord.” Philippians 3:1a

How are you doing with your word for this year? I was glad that I heard from some of you about the word you have chosen this year as your theme word. I you haven’t emailed me, I would still love to hear from you.

The word I chose is “JOY!” I have been amazed at how many times that I have seen that word over the past several days. It has popped up everywhere.

Joy

Last week I read another blog and guess what? It was all about JOY! Blogger Paul Tautges suggests that there are 23 Reasons to Be Joyful contained in the book of Philippians! They are too good not to share with you, so I will do 13 today and 10 tomorrow:

  1. You have grace and peace from God (1:2)
  2. God will finish the good work of transformation into the image of Christ that He began through the gospel (1:6)
  3. Fellow believers are a gift from God, partakers with you of grace (1:7)
  4. In Christ, you are filled with the fruit of righteousness (1:11)
  5. God works your circumstances to His glory (1:12)
  6. Christ is proclaimed, whether or not the preacher’s motives are always pure (1:18)
  7. Christ will be exalted in your body, whether by your life or by your death (1:20)
  8. Your death will be gain (1:21)
  9. True like-minded believers who live in love and unity (2:2)
  10. Setting your mind on the humility of Christ (2:5-11)
  11. The privilege of serving in gospel work (2:17-18)
  12. One loyal friend and co-worker (2:20)
  13. The mercy of God in the sorrows of life (2:28-30)

You may be down in the dumps this Monday morning, but I want to encourage you to REJOICE! You have much to be joyful about today, my brother. How has God demonstrated HIMSELF to you today through your word?

Running the race with joy,

Bill Welte
President/CEO America’s Keswick

Daily Bible Reading: Genesis 18-19; Romans 7

Quote of the day:  Superficial Christians are apt to be eccentric. Mature Christians are so near the Lord that they are not afraid of missing His guidance. They are not always trying to promote their loyalty to God by their independence from others. A. B. Simpson

Bible Memory: “Blameless are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord! Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways!” Psalm 119:1-3

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