Joy in His Presence
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
“You have
made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence,
with eternal pleasures at Your right hand” (Psalm 16:11).
TODAY’S WORD
Do you need more joy in your
life today? God promises that joy is found in His presence, and if you’ve
accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, then His presence lives inside of you!
That joy manifests when you focus your mind and heart on the Father and begin
to praise Him for what He’s done in your life. The Bible says that He inhabits
the praises of His people. When you begin to praise and thank Him, you are in
His presence where there is fullness of joy. It doesn’t matter where you are or what’s going on around you, you can access the joy that’s inside of you at anytime, day or night. And know this: God wants you to experience His supernatural joy and peace at all times. That’s why He chose to live inside of you and give you an endless supply. Don’t waste another minute feeling overburdened and discouraged. Let the joy of the Lord be your strength, and you will move forward in victory on the path of life He’s prepared for you!
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father in heaven, thank You
for an endless supply of joy. Today, I choose to cast my cares on You and give
You the praise, glory, and honor You deserve. Let joy flow through me today so
that I can be a witness of Your goodness to those around me. In Jesus’ Name.
Amen. ***
“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.” (Romans 5:6 NIV)
You learn to trust God by obeying him in small ways.
You probably agree God is the supreme ruler of the universe, powerful enough to overcome any problem or defeat any enemy, that “everything comes from him; everything happens through him; everything ends up in him” (Romans 11:36 MSG).
And, if this is true, then your struggle to give it all to God is not over the issue of whether or not he’ll be able to fulfill his promises — he clearly can do that.
Perhaps the resistance you and I exhibit when we’re faced with trust is because we seriously doubt God will look out for our best interests: “Yes, I believe God can work this out, but will he?”
Or, “I know I can work this out, but I’m not sure God will — at least I’m not sure he will do it the way I want to see it done.”
God patiently understands your hesitancy. He made the first move toward establishing a loving, trusting relationship with you. He didn’t wait until you could be trusted to receive his love, and he doesn’t insist you become trustworthy before he trusts you with precious gifts (Romans 5:6-8).
God supports our small steps of faith. When we obey God, even in small ways, “we find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might stand — out in the wide open spaces of God’s grace and glory, standing tall and shouting our praise” (Romans 5:2 MSG).
Talk About It
No comments:
Post a Comment