“May
the God of Hope fill you with all JOY and peace in believing,
so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in Hope!”
Romans 15:13
PEACE is the FORERUNNER of JOY!
Psalm 33: 20-22 – Our Heart REJOICES because we have HOPE
in what
is to come!
The
Angels appeared to Shepherds on a Hillside in the middle of the night
proclaiming REJOICE!!! We bring you tidings of GREAT JOY!
Luke 2: 9-11
JOY is
SUPERNATURAL! It doesn’t make any sense at times? Where does it come from? How
do I get it?
Joy is the settled assurance that God is in control of all the
details of my life, the quiet confidence that ultimately everything is going to
be alright, and the determined choice to praise God in every situation.
You’ll find nothing in that definition about happy
feelings, because, as we all know, happiness is fleeting and temporary!
Our lives are like “Train Tracks” running parallel to
each other. One representing the GOOD experiences of life and the other… pain
and sorrow. Every day of your life, wonderful, good things happen that bring
pleasure and contentment and beauty to you. At the exact same time, painful
things happen to you or those you love that disappoint you, hurt you, and fill
you with sorrow.
If you look down train tracks into the brightness of the
horizon, the tracks become one. You can’t distinguish them as two separate tracks.
That’s how it will be for us, too. One day, our parallel tracks of joy and
sorrow will merge into one. The day we meet Jesus Christ in person and see the brightness of who he is, it will all
come together for us. Then it will all make complete sense.
JOY TO THE WORLD… THE LORD HAS COME!
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