Don’t Let the Darkness Steal Your Joy – Psalm 37:1-4
Evil and evil people abound in our world. We need to guard against allowing the darkness they bring steal the joy we have in Christ.
Encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. (1 Thess. 2:12 NIV)
Evil and evil people abound in our world. We need to guard against allowing the darkness they bring steal the joy we have in Christ.
It is good and right for us to sing joyfully to the Lord our God. Rejoice in him and all he has done for you and has planned for you.
Paul calls on us, regardless of the circumstances we face, to be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Bitterness is like a dandelion with a root that runs deep and seeds that will corrupt a whole lawn. Don’t allow bitterness to fester.
We may face many challenges in serving Christ. But our light and momentary troubles are producing an eternal glory for us. So be faithful.
Our God is a God of joy. He takes delight is all that he has made. And he calls us to experience that joy with him. Live experiencing the joy of the Lord.
As David discovered, our sin separates us from God. Confess and repent of your sin. Create in me a pure heart, O God.
In 1 Peter 1:6-9 we find that we can experience a glorious joy in the midst of great trials. This joy comes because we are receiving the goal of our faith.
Good news of great joy. It was 2000 years ago. And it is still news of great joy for the world today. The savior has come into the world.
I have been a believer for 50 years now. God has brought many fellow believers into my life. And I thank God for each of you.
Exhibiting the fruit of the Spirit is only possible when we walk with the Spirit and let him work them out within our lives.
Overflowing hope grows in the soil of joy and peace, tended by the Holy Spirit. If your hope is weak, seek the joy and peace God gives.