PASSION DAY 1

Philippians 1:29

For it has been given to you on Christ’s behalf not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him…1 Peter 4:13-14

as you share in the sufferings of the Messiah rejoice, so that you may also rejoice with great joy at the revelation of His glory. If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.2 Timothy 1:6-8

Therefore, I remind you to keep ablaze the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given us a spirit of fearfulness, but one of power, love, and sound judgment.

So don’t be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, or of me His prisoner. Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God,

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GRATITUDE DAY 5

Lamentations 3:21–25)
This I recall to my mind,
   Therefore I have hope.
The Lord’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease,
   For his compassions [mercies] never fail.
They are new every morning;
   Great is your faithfulness.
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
    “Therefore I have hope in him.”
The Lord is good to those who wait for him,
   To the person who seeks him.

Then, in a partial explanation of how this can be, in the midst of great suffering, Jeremiah says in verses 32–33,

For if he [God] causes grief,
   Then he will have compassion
According to his abundant lovingkindness.
   For he does not afflict willingly
Or grieve the sons of men.

This means that the mercies of God are often hidden and hard to recognize when they are happening. He does “cause grief” (verse 32). He does “afflict” (verse 33). But all this serves another purpose — a merciful purpose — if we trust him.

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GRATITUDE DAY 4

HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY. EPHESIANS 5:4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.

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GRATITUDE DAY 3

6-7 My counsel for you is simple and straightforward: Just go ahead with what you’ve been given. You received Christ Jesus, the Master; now live him. You’re deeply rooted in him. You’re well constructed upon him. You know your way around the faith. Now do what you’ve been taught. School’s out; quit studying the subject and start living it! And let your living spill over into thanksgiving.

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