My oldest daughter recently said to me in a passing comment, “Joy is a choice”. At the time, she stated it so casually, so matter-of-factly, that I nearly missed the weight of it. And while I don’t believe it was necessarily her intent to be profound, she most certainly was. Joy is, in fact, a choice.

Most of the world around us often confuses joy with happiness, even using the words interchangeably. Although it’s typically true that joyful people are also happy people, they’re not inextricably intertwined concepts. The idea that most people have of joy and happiness is…

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" (Philippians 4:13).

• I can visit the sick and the shut-in.
• I can help to restore those who have fallen away and become unfaithful.
• I can encourage sinners to obey the gospel.
• I can teach the truth to friends, neighbors or even total strangers.
• I can pray without ceasing.
• I can attend every service of the church.
• I can be a positive influence on those about me and show them the importance of being a Christian.
• I can abstain from every appearance of evil.
• I can help to strengthen…

A NEW ME IN '23
(John Edwards)

God has made it possible for me to be new in Christ. "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new" (2 Cor. 5:17). What a tremendous blessing - all things become new! As I "put on the new man" (Eph. 4:24; Col. 3:10), here is what a new me looks like:

SPEAK TRUTH. "Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members…

Matthew 5:29 TEMPTATIONS OF THE EYE Jesus knew that entrapment to sin is an ever-present temptation with serious consequences.  He said:  “If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better … Continue reading →

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The apostle Paul wrote to the churches in Galatia, 5:16-17, “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to one another, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.” This was valuable instruction to the first century Christians, but obviously great advice for us in 2023, too. We are bombarded with worldly messages, temptations, and news reports that seem to constantly remind…

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