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Sept.13.06: Light for the Day - "Count It All Joy"    (Viet)  (C)  (S)  (F) 

-- James 1:2-4, 12
2 My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,
3 knowing that the testing of your Faith produces Endurance.
4 But let Endurance have its perfect work, 
   that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

12 Blessed is the man who endures temptation; 
     for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life 
     which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

-- Psalms 68:3 
   But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; 
   May they be happy and joyful.
   
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"Count It All Joy" 

There are times when we all suffer,
When troubles never seem to end,
All kinds of sneaky problems,
That even Doctors can't mend.

There may be troubles in the family,
Our children fuss and strain,
Parents lose their patience,
And dark clouds roll in again.

Or maybe it's trouble at work,
Sometimes things just don't seem fair,
Someone gets upset and angry,
And we wonder why we're there.

Maybe there's been an accident,
That's taken a loved one's life,
We cry out, "O God, where are You?
Why do we have to live with this strife?"

It could be a financial need,
Your credit isn't that good,
It's always hard to keep up,
When we spend more than we should.

The Bible tells us plainly,
Count it all with joy...
But as we feel life's stinging blows,
Good advice can only annoy.

Spend some time with Jesus,
Follow His advice every day,
Soon our hearts become lighter,
As we bow to Him and pray.

His precious love is awesome,
He will help with everything...
And when we get to know the Savior,
Our hearts can't help but sing.

-- Eva May Young

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-- Philippians 4:4-7
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.

6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, 
   by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,   
   will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

-- John 14:27
   Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you. 
   I do not give to you as the world gives. 
   Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

-- Hebrews 12:2 
   Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our Faith, 
   Who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, 
   and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

-- Matthew 5:11-12 
11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and 
     falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven,
     for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

-- 1 Peter 4:14 
   If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, 
   for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

-- 1 peter 1:6-9
6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may 
   have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials,
7 so that the genuineness of your Faith, being much more precious than 
   gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, 
   honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
8 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,
9 for you are receiving the goal of your Faith, the Salvation of your souls.

-- Romans 8:15-18, 35-39
15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you
     received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father."
16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.
17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs -- heirs of God and co-heirs 
     with Christ, if indeed we share in His sufferings in order that 
     we may also share in His glory.
18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with
     the glory that will be revealed in us.

35 Who shall separate us from the Love of Christ? Shall tribulation, 
     or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written: "For Your sake we are killed all day long; 
     We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter." (Ps 44:22)
37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him 
     who loved us.

38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, 
     neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able 
     to separate us from the Love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

-- Romans 5:1-5
1 Therefore, since we have been justified through Faith, 
   we have Peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
2 through Whom we have gained access by Faith into this grace in 
   which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
3 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know 
   that suffering produces perseverance;
4 perseverance, character; and character, hope.
5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out 
   His Love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.

-- 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
9 But He said to me, "My Grace is sufficient for you, for My power is 
   made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly 
   about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s Power may rest on me.
10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults,
      in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. 
     For when I am weak, then I am strong.

-- Psalms 70:4 
   But may all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those 
   who love Your Salvation always say, "Let God be exalted!"

-- Psalms 33:21 
   In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His Holy Name.