Success is yours, if you’ve hope, joy, and peace,
No matter what else comes to you in life;
Many live and die, not gaining one of these,
So burdened with great cares and constant strife!
But all are commonplace for believers,
For they come as matter-of-fact add-ons,
To new undying body receivers,
The raised-from-the-dead that Christ Jesus owns!
God’s Spirit indwells each one’s living frame,
Keeping the Lord near to each’s present heart,
Counseling and preventing evil blame—
And all free for trusting on your part!
Trust in Jesus—all this you can expect;
Don’t, and who knows what will your life collect?
Promise Made: Romans 15:13 (Paul writes)—“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him [Jesus] so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (NIV) [Brackets added]
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)
“That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord’, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)
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