We realized we can rejoice because we have been reconciled to God through Jesus (Romans 5:9-11), that the kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17), that the fruit of God's Holy Spirit in our lives is love, joy, peace, and more (Galatians 5:22).We don't manufacture these things, they come from him. We ended with 1 Peter 1:8 (NIV), "Though you have not seen him, you love him; and... you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation or your souls."
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