EveryoneEveryone seeks love, joy, and peace. seeks love, joy, and peace.

All that people All that people strive forstrive for is part of that search is part of that search..

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Be always mindfulmindful of Godof God;

He is the SourceSource of love, joy, and peace.

A blessed lifeA blessed life

2 Peter 3 1 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir upstir up your pure minds by way of remembranceremembrance: 2 That ye may be mindfulmindful of the Words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the Commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Savior:

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Old Testament

Every Word of God Every Word of God

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The Word of God teaches usteaches us the Way of God.

God's Way is the only blessed Wayblessed Way.

1 John 1 3-4 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.

And these things write we unto you, that your joy that your joy may be fullmay be full.

John 14 27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I My peace I give unto yougive unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let notLet not your heart be troubled (anxiety), neither let it be afraid (timid; afraid).

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Colossians 3 14-15 And above all these things put on charity (agapao), which is the bond of perfectness. And letlet the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankfulbe ye thankful.

Romans 8 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of Godlove of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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We know with assurance that God loves usGod loves us.

The Creator of the Universe loves meloves me!

How could I needneed or wantwant anything else?

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If I am constantly in remembrancein remembrance of the Love of God for mefor me,

Constantly filled with joyjoy that's not dependentnot dependent on circumstances,

And have absolutely no worryno worry or fearfear in my mind,

3-4 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lustswalking after their own lusts, and saying, Where is the promise of His coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creationbeginning of the creation.

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People who ask foolish questionsfoolish questions and make foolish statementsfoolish statements such as these,

Are not sincerelysincerely seeking Truth.

They just They just wantwant what what theythey want.want.

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5 For this they willinglywillingly are ignorant of, that by the Word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

Things have notnot been the same since creation.

We have True Record of massive changemassive changes that have alreadyalready taken place.

7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same WordWord are kept in storekept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

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JudgmentJudgment upon this sinful world is comingis coming.

Whether scoffersscoffers believe it or not.

Romans 5 8-9 But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justifiedjustified by His blood, we shall be saved from saved from wrathwrath through Him.

Judgment is coming upon all sinners who reject Jesusreject Jesus as Savior and Lord.

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Jesus is coming back to receive unto receive unto Himself Himself those who have accepted Himaccepted Him

as Savior and Lord.

We must be always remindedalways reminded of the Truths of the Word of God, lestlest we let them slip.

That's the PurposePurpose of teaching and preaching, and of individual study of the Bible.

Psalms 37 7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his wayprospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

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For the man or woman who has rejectedrejected the love, and peace, and joy of Christian living,

There can nevernever be enough.

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1 Timothy 6 6-8 But godliness with contentment is godliness with contentment is great gaingreat gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

Let us believebelieve and practicepractice the Word of God.

Love, Joy, and Peace is our blessingour blessing.

What else couldcould anybody want?