WE ARE GLAD THAT WHEN WE ARE ...

Phil. 4:4   1 Thess. 5:16

Intro – Old joke – “Cheer up, things could be worse. I cheered up and, sure enough, things got worse.”

♦ Discouraged, we can pick up the Bible and begin to read it for it "is able to build us up" (Acts 20:32).

♦ Doubting, we can read Matthew 6:24-33 and be refreshed.

♦ Disturbed with the problems of life, we can read Romans 8 and feel secure.

♦ Distressed with a troubled heart, we can find solace in reading John 14:1-6.

♦ Drifting away because our faith is growing weak, we can read Hebrews 11 and be encouraged by the great saints of old.

♦ Dealing with temptation, and it seems it is too much, and we can read 1 Corinthians 10:13 and see there is a way out.

♦ Deserted by those around us, and we feel that we are all alone in this life, and we can read Psalms 23 and know that there is ONE who is with us who really does care (1 Peter 5:7).

♦ Distraught with the guilt of sin, we can find the solution in God’s Word and be delivered spiritually when we submit our will to His Will (Hebrews 2:9; 5:8-9; 1 Timothy 2:4; Romans 1:16-17; Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 5:8; Matthew 7:21; John 8:24; Luke 13:3; Romans 10:9-10 and Mark 16:15-16). – Jerry Joseph