2021: IT IS A NEW JOYFUL NEW YEAR!
I REFUSE TO say 2020 was a terrible year! God was in it and Satan is defeated:
1 Thessalonians 5:16-19
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Do not quench the Spirit.
Colossians 1:13-14
For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
God has a plan that is unbreakable and unbeatable. All any person anywhere has to do is believe, act and receive. Believe God, my friends. Yes! Don’t believe any person who is at odds with God and His Word! We believers do give thanks in all things — not — FOR all things. God is omnipresent, always with us.
Selah.
Those who believe and know God, as we all should, understand we are redeemed from every curse. Jesus paid for our sins; He took upon Himself our infirmities:
Psalm 103:1-5
Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Isaiah 53:4-5
Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.
AND WE SHARE IN CHRIST:
Hebrews 3:14
We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end.
AND PLEASE HIM:
Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
AND WE PROPSER:
3 John 1:2
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
Since the Godhead (Father, Son, Spirit) is the only Creator, the only God, the only Savior and Lord, and Spirit, when you love Him and submit to Him you are free!
John 8:36
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
Therefore, when you are set free and when you keep God in the forefront of your mind, you attain peace:
Isaiah 26:3
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
Every day is a gift from God:
Psalm 118:24
This [day in which God has saved me] is the day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Jesus has even told those who read the Bible, tribulations will come. We have enemies. There are curses in the world and He says He has overcome the world. Jesus paid for our sins, sicknesses. He gives us authority over anything and anyone who can harm us:
Ephesians 6:10-17
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
John 16:33
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
The year of 2020 is over! But, tribulations and trials will continue until we believers are with God in Heaven and sinners are thrown into the lake of fire (they think they have hardships now!)
DECIDE NOW in this year of our Lord, 2021, to rejoice and be thankful His hand is upon you (IF you are in Christ!)
Growing up in a home without the love for God, an invalid father, heavy financial hardships, and tremendous (sometimes dangerous) discord is always difficult. Add on to that extreme shyness, a feeling of inferiority, and some may think this girl was rejected. But God’s hand was on her and His heart was for her. Today, Ann Marie Turner has performed many great services in Jesus’ name for the love of God and man; and for herself! She has ministered in the male correctional for over ten years. Along with this website, Ann is the author of Joy Stories, Volume One and The Free Incarcerated Man. Writing about the joy of the Lord and the victory that is available for a willing soul is one of Ann’s now greatest joys! Ann’s prayer for you is to overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of your testimony. Celebrate the God of the Bible and your personal victories in Christ unceasingly! Revelation 12:11 They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.