Is it possible to live with joy in our darkening world? One of my favorite passages in the Bible is found in Jeremiah 17:7-8 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord. 8 For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year…
These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. John 15:11 NKJV We sing the song “The Joy of the Lord is my Strength”. Yet if asked, many would say they don’t have joy. I’ve been there. Have you? Joy doesn’t come from experiences, relationships or things. It is very elusive. The more we want it the more it slips away from us until we become very unhappy….
The life of a Christian is not a difficult life, full of fighting off temptations, being holy, or required obedience. Joyful trusting Rather it is a life of joyful abandonment to God surrendering the control of our life to Him. Trusting Him for the outcome of our life. Trusting Him for our future, our tomorrow, our next month, our next year. See Matthew 6:25-34 Trusting Him to provide the friends we need, the finances we need, jobs we need. Trusting…
I mentioned previously that I would search for the key to life abounding in the life of Christ. Paul tells us how this works in Romans 6-8. Specifically, when Jesus died we died, when He was buried we were buried, when He was resurrected to a new life so were we. By faith, we reckon it so. Count it done. Credit it to our account. So how does this work? Resurrection leads to life abounding As believers raised from the…
In reading Paul’s letters in the New Testament, did you ever notice how many times he uses the words: abounding, abundant, abound, abundance, sufficient? It sounds like the normal Christian life should be really awesome, right? Let’s see what I found this week. First of all the definition of abounding – great quantities, well supplied, filled, rich. Abounding in hope – Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound…
Joy is the desire of Jesus for each of His followers. It is to be a life abounding in joy. Absolutely full to the brim. John 15:11 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. What has your Christian walk been like? Full of joy? That is what Jesus wanted for each of His followers, His family members. We sing the “joy of the Lord is my…
