You have God’s power upon you and great faith and assurance that Jesus is with you.
“For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power [dunamis], and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance [plerophoria]” (1Thes 1:5) “Behold, I
You were resurrected with Jesus to walk in newness of life.
“buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised [sunegeiro] with Him through faith in the working [energeia] of God, who raised [egeiro] Him from the dead.” (Col
Your community is in heaven. Let others see your eagerness to see Jesus.
“For our citizenship [politeuma=community] is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait [apekdechomai] for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ” (Phil 3:20) “and raised us up together, and made
You are a good work that Jesus is perfecting. You are God’s home.
“being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ” (Phil 1:6) “If anyone loves
You are an ambassador for Christ of God’s wisdom, to the angels.
“to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places” (Eph 3:10) “Now then,
You have the wisdom of Jesus to do good, and you have a godly purity.
“Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be wise [sophos] in what is good [agathos], and simple [akeraios=unmixed purity] concerning evil.” (Rom 16:19) “Behold, I
You have been made strong in the Lord, so you can help someone who is weaker.
“We then who are strong [dunatos] ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves.” (Rom 15:1) “Finally, my brethren, be strong [endunamoo] in the
God is kind and caring towards you, so you can be kind and caring towards others.
“Be kindly affectionate [philostorgos] to one another with brotherly love [philadelphia], in honor giving preference [proegeomai=taking the lead in showing honor to others] to one another” (Rom 12:10) “And be
God’s love is always with you. The Holy Spirit pours into your heart.
“[nothing] shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Rom 8:39) “Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of