JOY 2 Timothy 1:3-5

I thank God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers. Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.

I thank God 
Romans 1:8  First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world.

whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience 
Acts 23:1  Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, "My brothers, I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience to this day."

as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers 
Romans 1:9-10  God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you in my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God's will the way may be opened for me to come to you.

Recalling your tears 
Acts 20:37-38  When Paul finished speaking, he knelt down with all of them and prayed. They all wept as they embraced him and kissed him. What grieved them most was his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied them to the ship.

I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy 
2 Timothy 4;9  Do your best to come to me quickly, ...

I am reminded of your sincere faith 
1 Timothy 1:5  The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also 
Acts 16:1  Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer but whose father was a Greek.
2 Timothy 3:14-15  But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

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